D E Shaw & Co LP - Rule 8.3- Xstrata PLC

RNS Number:8341L
D E Shaw & Co LP
15 January 2008

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 (Note 1) D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

Company dealt in Xstrata Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings .50 USD ordinary
being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing January 14, 2008

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 securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 978,999 0.10% 3,209,382 0.33%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 978,999 0.10% 3,209,382 0.33%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Long Short

Convertible Bonds due 2007
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than 10,000,000 2.67%
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 10,000,000 2.67%

(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 (Note 5)

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, Long/short Number of Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD (Note 6) securities
(Note 7)

Swap Long 196,000 34.5
Swap Short 395 34.5
Swap Short 571 34.55
Swap Short 251 34.64
Swap Short 996 34.69
Swap Short 749 34.74
Swap Short 1,004 34.76
Swap Short 251 34.77
Swap Short 1,000 34.87
Swap on call Short 400,000 3.27
option sold

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry date Option money
name,e.g. selling, securities price American, paid/received
call purchasing, to which European per unit
option varying etc. the option etc. (Note 5)
relates
(Note 7)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
call option

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if
applicable) (Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

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.

None...........................................................................

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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure January 15, 2008

Contact name Stephen Back (Compliance
Department)

Telephone number +1 212 478-0000

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with N/A
which connected

If a connected EFM, state nature of connection N/A
(Note 10)

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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