Company Announcement: Capital Group Disclosable Interests in Xstrata
Zug, 3 October 2003
Xstrata Plc ("Xstrata") announces that The Capital Group Companies Inc has advised that Capital Guardian Trust Company and Capital International have increased their holdings in Xstrata to 18,962,599 respectively 29,128,389 ordinary shares of US$0.50 which represents 3.00% respectively 4.61% (previously 2.99% respectively 4.60%).
The aggregate shareholding of the Capital Group of Companies is 84,843,378 shares, which represents 13.44% of Xstrata's issued share capital.
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(For information, Capital Group's Company previously disclosed shareholding in Xstrata was 13.41%).