Capital Group Disclosable Interest in Xstrata
Zug, 11 November 2003
Xstrata Plc ("Xstrata") announces that it was advised by Capital Group Companies Inc yesterday that Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International Limited and Capital International SA have decreased holdings in Xstrata to 18,212,040, 25,258,372 and 4,529,460 ordinary shares respectively, representing 2.88%, 3.99% and 0.72% respectively of the Group's issued share capital (previously 2.93%, 4.01% and 0.72%).
The aggregate shareholding of the Capital Group is now 80,457,892 shares, which represents 12.74% of Xstrata's issued share capital.
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(For information, the previously disclosed shareholding of the Capital Group in Xstrata was 12.81%).