RESULT OF VOTING ON RESOLUTIONS AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Zug, Monday, 9th May 2005

Xstrata plc announces the result of voting on the resolutions at the Annual General Meeting held on Monday, 9th May 2005. Each of the resolutions was passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 – 10, as ordinary resolutions, were passed on a show of hands. As special resolutions, polls were taken for Resolutions 11, 12 and 13.

Details are set out below of the proxy votes received by Xstrata before the AGM in respect of Resolutions 1 – 10, and the result of the polls taken for Resolutions 11, 12 and 13.

Proxy voting for Resolutions 1-10

For

Against

Abstained

1.

Adoption of Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004

468,480,661

23,568,858

4,717,052

2.

Approval of declaration of dividend of 16 US cents per share

496,341,621

0

424,950

3.

Approval of the Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 December 2004

358,361,450

126,241,519

12,163,602

4.

Re-election of Willy Strothotte to the Board

389,325,606

46,974,117

60,466,848

5.

Re-election of Trevor Reid to the Board

492,876,789

2,893,941

995,841

6.

Re-election of Paul Hazen to the Board

468,736,374

4,231,215

23,798,982

7.

Re-election of Ian Strachan to the Board

495,095,671

669,295

1,001,605

8.

Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as auditors to the Company and authority to determine their remuneration

490,231,887

6,109,734

424,950

9.

Adoption of Xstrata plc Added Value Incentive Plan

431,356,869

63,790,512

1,619,190

10.

General authority to the directors to allot shares

487,701,528

8,623,943

441,100

Result of Polls for Resolutions 11 -13

For

Against

Abstained

11.

Disapplication of pre-emption rights

492,414,609

4,352,597

25,725

12.

Approval of amendment to articles 116 and 121 of Articles of Association

495,552,034

197

1,240,700

13.

Approval of amendment to article 223 of Articles of Association

492,309,628

747

4,482,556

Xstrata plc also announces that a copy of the resolutions passed at its Annual General Meeting, has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority’s Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:   The Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS

Tel No.: +44 20 7066 1000

Xstrata contacts

Richard Elliston

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+44 20 7968 2871

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Mobile

+44 7785 964 340

Email

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cbithell@xstrata.com

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