Zug, 4 December 2003
Xstrata Plc ("Xstrata") announces that it was advised by Capital Group Companies Inc yesterday that Capital Guardian Trust Company, Capital International Limited, Capital International SA and Capital International Inc have decreased holdings in Xstrata to 18,050,817, 25,188,472, 4,369,544 and 3,268,635 ordinary shares respectively, representing 2.86%, 3.99%, 0.69 and 0.52% respectively of the Group's issued share capital (previously 2.87%, 4.01%, 0.71% and 0.62%).
The aggregate shareholding of the Capital Group is now 79,438,853 shares, which represents 12.58% of Xstrata's issued share capital.
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(For information, the previously disclosed shareholding of the Capital Group in Xstrata was 12.73%).