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 01 July 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 105,951,901 3.61% 656,574 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,192,543 0.07% 492,832 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,000,000 0.03% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 109,144,444 3.72% 1,149,406 0.04%
(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 2,200 6.7540
Purchase 3,074 6.7572
Purchase 3,240 6.9039
Purchase 3,336 6.6310
Purchase 2,993 6.9254
Purchase 356,794 6.8962
Purchase 8,100 6.9161
Purchase 2,248 6.7523
Purchase 3,000 6.9150
Purchase 11,760 6.7566
Purchase 4,440 6.7980
Purchase 14,542 6.5730
Purchase 15,654 6.6595
Purchase 29,843 6.6855
Purchase 53,796 6.9320
Purchase 77,202 6.8718
Purchase 1,130 6.6310
Sale 1,303 6.8981
Sale 1,130 6.7870
Sale 2,993 6.8690
Sale 1,881 6.9320
Sale 500 Transfer
Sale 6,799 6.8738
Sale 9,258 6.6141
Sale 14,542 6.5730
Sale 14,542 6.5730
Sale 15,000 6.9320
Sale 50,000 6.8700
Sale 145,658 6.8962
Sale 5,180 6.7566
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6819 6.7851
CFD Long 2993 6.8689
CFD Long 7147 6.8773
CFD Long 11532 6.8784
CFD Long 145658 6.8962
CFD Long 1303 6.898
CFD Short 2200 6.754
CFD Short 11760 6.7565
CFD Short 4440 6.7979
CFD Short 52432 6.8587
CFD Short 356794 6.8961
CFD Short 24770 6.8993
CFD Short 8100 6.9161
CFD Short 2993 6.9253
(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 02 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