XTA: BARCLAYS PLC: Form 8 (DD) - Xstrata Plc

  XTA: BARCLAYS PLC: Form 8 (DD) - Xstrata Plc

UK Regulatory Announcement

LONDON

                                                                   FORM 8 (DD)

 Note: The Panel Executive has confirmed on an ex-parte basis that the trades
             detailed in this disclosure have no Code consequence

 PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT
   (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)

           Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Identity of the party to the offer or person   Barclays Plc
acting in concert making the disclosure:
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):
                                                    
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is
insufficient
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:             XSTRATA PLC

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
(d) Status of person making the disclosure:
                                                   Person acting in concert
e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert    with the Offeree
with the offeror/offeree (specify name of
offeror/offeree)
(e) Date dealing undertaken:                       15 March 2013
                                                   YES

8(f) Has the party previously disclosed, or is      
it today disclosing, under the Code in respect
of any other party to this offer?                  GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC

                                                   :

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing

Class of relevant security:                 USD 0.5 Ordinary
                                            Interests         Short positions
                                            Number    %       Number       %
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or        254,293   0.01%   0             
controlled:
(2) Derivatives (other than options):                                       
(3) Options and agreements to                                               
purchase/sell:
TOTAL:                                      254,293   0.01%   0             

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase
or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open
Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other
executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:   
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant       Purchase/sale   Number of securities   Price per unit
security
USD 0.5 Ordinary        Sale            162                    11.6450 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

                           Nature of dealing
Class of    Product                                       Number of     Price
relevant    description    e.g. opening/closing a         reference     per
security                   long/short position,           securities    unit
            e.g. CFD       increasing/reducing a
                           long/short position

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

                         Writing,      Number of               Type                 Option
Class of   Product       purchasing,   securities   Exercise                        money
relevant   description   selling,      to which     price      e.g.        Expiry   paid/
security   e.g. call     varying       option       per unit   American,   date     received
           option        etc.          relates                 European             per unit
                                                               etc.

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant          Product description   Number of     Exercise price
security                                         securities    per unit
                           e.g. call option

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

                    Nature of dealing
Class of relevant                        Details   Price per unit (if
security            e.g. subscription,             applicable)
                    conversion

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities
of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to
the offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other
person:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
None

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or
derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,
between the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the
disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant
securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”
None

(c) Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)   NO
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)              NO

Date of disclosure:   18 March 2013
Contact name:         Geoff Smith
Telephone number:     020 3555 4632

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.

Contact:

BARCLAYS PLC