Rule 8.3 - XSTRATA PLC
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in XSTRATA PLC
Class of relevant security ORD USD0.50
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 30 June 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 105,693,446 3.60% 722,685 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,254,975 0.08% 267,227 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 108,948,421 3.71% 989,912 0.03%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 319,348 6.6187
Purchase 4,665 6.6820
Purchase 980 6.6820
Purchase 990 6.6710
Purchase 1,029 6.6820
Purchase 1,041 6.5730
Purchase 1,200 6.7570
Purchase 700 6.6960
Purchase 1,706 6.5730
Purchase 668 6.5730
Purchase 2,308 6.7924
Purchase 2,490 6.5730
Purchase 2,532 6.6820
Purchase 3,090 6.5730
Purchase 4,050 6.6820
Purchase 4,614 6.5730
Purchase 13,536 6.6820
Purchase 24,175 6.5730
Purchase 13,600 6.5730
Purchase 15,026 6.5730
Purchase 15,868 6.7550
Purchase 17,200 6.7265
Purchase 18,117 6.7550
Purchase 19,546 6.7084
Purchase 800 6.5669
Purchase 21,049 6.6820
Purchase 1,716 6.7793
Purchase 24,301 6.6820
Purchase 25,540 6.5730
Purchase 32,150 6.7265
Purchase 387 6.5730
Purchase 400 6.6273
Purchase 430 6.5730
Purchase 20,192 6.6820
Purchase 10,106 6.5730
Purchase 53,761 6.6820
Purchase 48,592 6.8163
Purchase 1,597 6.5730
Purchase 5,297 6.6820
Purchase 36,633 6.7542
Purchase 36,633 6.7542
Purchase 33,032 6.5730
Purchase 60,129 6.7088
Purchase 61,944 6.7550
Purchase 32,745 6.7865
Purchase 11,036 6.5730
Purchase 10,347 6.6820
Purchase 39,251 6.5730
Purchase 79,018 6.5730
Purchase 118,875 6.8104
Purchase 5,488 6.6820
Purchase 6,260 6.7265
Purchase 159,118 6.6820
Purchase 7,408 6.7016
Purchase 89,626 6.5730
Purchase 9,056 6.7550
Purchase 9,258 6.5730
Purchase 9,400 6.7265
Purchase 9,428 6.6820
Sale 103,099 6.5730
Sale 30,159 6.5730
Sale 24,102 6.5730
Sale 13,644 6.5730
Sale 25,359 6.5730
Sale 100,200 6.6434
Sale 25,535 6.5730
Sale 89,626 6.5730
Sale 25,540 6.5730
Sale 27,000 6.7628
Sale 105,966 6.7240
Sale 1,000 6.7850
Sale 7,049 6.5730
Sale 3,613 6.5730
Sale 7,853 6.5730
Sale 8,992 6.8145
Sale 1,900 6.5950
Sale 1,520 6.8550
Sale 1,447 6.7140
Sale 39,251 6.5730
Sale 10,000 6.7709
Sale 30,287 6.7787
Sale 893 6.5730
Sale 810 6.5730
Sale 625 6.8416
Sale 300 6.6299
Sale 237 6.5730
Sale 62 6.5730
Sale 56 6.5730
Sale 52,932 6.7488
Sale 1,313 6.6717
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1900 6.595
CFD Long 300 6.6299
CFD Long 100200 6.6434
CFD Long 35679 6.6565
CFD Long 1313 6.6716
CFD Long 1447 6.7139
CFD Long 6292 6.749
CFD Long 70287 6.7582
CFD Long 5695 6.7605
CFD Long 40827 6.7614
CFD Long 10000 6.7709
CFD Long 2350 6.7744
CFD Long 1000 6.785
CFD Long 625 6.8415
CFD Long 1520 6.8549
CFD Short 259309 6.5874
CFD Short 400 6.6273
CFD Short 990 6.671
CFD Short 700 6.696
CFD Short 60039 6.7538
CFD Short 1200 6.757
CFD Short 2308 6.7924
CFD Short 118875 6.8103
CFD Short 48592 6.8163
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 01 July 2009
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 400,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
Option Purchased 600,000 720.0000 EURO 18/09/2009
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk