Company Announcement: Capital Group Disclosable Interests in Xstrata
Zug, 6 October 2003
Xstrata Plc ("Xstrata") announces that it was advised by Capital Group Companies Inc on Friday 3 October that Capital Guardian Trust Company has decreased and Capital International has increased holdings in Xstrata to 18,907,599 and 29,470,589 ordinary shares respectively, representing 2.99% and 4.67% respectively of the Group's issued share capital (previously 3.00% and 4.61%).
The aggregate shareholding of the Capital Group is now 85,130,578 shares, which represents 13.48% of Xstrata's issued share capital.
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(For information, the previously disclosed shareholding of the Capital Group in Xstrata was 13.44%).