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

RNS Number:3071M
D E Shaw & Co LP
22 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 21, 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) 992,699 0.10% 3,139,041 0.32%
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 992,699 0.10% 3,139,041 0.32%

(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 150 31.51
Swap Long 156 31.52
Swap Long 86 31.58
Swap Long 229 31.7
Swap Long 467 31.74
Swap Long 496 31.75
Swap Long 504 31.76
Swap Long 135 31.78
Swap Long 141 31.79
Swap Long 262 31.82
Swap Long 594 31.84
Swap Long 783 31.85
Swap Long 153 31.88
Swap Long 518 31.9
Swap Long 226 31.91
Swap Long 949 31.92
Swap Long 563 31.93
Swap Long 167 31.94
Swap Long 618 31.95
Swap Long 272 31.96
Swap Long 1,451 31.97
Swap Long 518 31.98
Swap Long 702 31.99
Swap Long 739 32
Swap Long 437 32.01
Swap Long 932 32.02
Swap Long 832 32.03
Swap Long 363 32.06
Swap Long 208 32.08
Swap Long 239 32.15
Swap Long 327 32.2
Swap Long 858 32.21
Swap Long 485 32.22
Swap Long 668 32.23
Swap Long 243 32.24
Swap Long 554 32.25
Swap Long 571 32.27
Swap Long 176 32.32
Swap Long 189 32.36
Swap Long 1,655 32.37
Swap Long 421 32.38
Swap Long 218 32.42
Swap Long 330 32.52
Swap Long 247 32.53
Swap Long 363 32.66
Swap Long 440 32.68
Swap Long 560 32.7
Swap Long 369 32.87
Swap Long 498 32.88
Swap Long 265 32.89
Swap Long 228 32.92
Swap Long 370 33
Swap Long 268 33.04
Swap Long 300 33.06
Swap Long 455 33.07
Swap Long 231 33.1
Swap Long 465 33.14
Swap Long 253 33.89
Swap Long 214 34
Swap Long 177 34.27
Swap Long 205 34.33
Swap Long 143 34.66
Swap Long 328 34.75
Swap Long 404 34.9
Swap Long 275 34.92
Swap Long 395 34.95
Swap Long 606 35.01
Swap Long 401 35.06
Swap Long 455 35.1
Swap Long 770 35.2
Swap Long 598 35.21
Swap Short 277 31.86
Swap Short 434 31.88
Swap Short 289 32.01
Swap Short 727 32.04
Swap Short 129 32.94
Swap Short 47 32.97
Swap Short 153 32.98
Swap Short 235 33.03
Swap Short 203 33.28
Swap Short 386 33.7
Swap Short 280 33.89

(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 22, 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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