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TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares (PDF)
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARESZug, 29 January 2007
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Xstrata plc
2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No
Other (please specify): Yes – paragraph 13
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Glencore International AG (“Glencore”), Finges Investment BV (“Finges”) and Hanmer BV (“Hanmer”) – see paragraph 9
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
N/A
6. Date on which issuer notified:
26 January 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
35%
8. Notified details:
See paragraph 13
A: Voting rights attached to shares
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | |
| Xstrata ordinary shares GB 0031411001 | Number of shares 336,801,333 | Number of voting Rights 336,801,333 |
| Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
Xstrata ordinary shares GB 0031411001 | Direct 0 | Direct (x) 0 | Indirect (xi) 336,801,333 | Direct 0 | Indirect 35.71 |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date ) | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 336,801,333 | 35.71 |
Glencore controls its 336,801,333 voting rights through its wholly owned subsidiaries Finges and Hanmer.
Finges is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Glencore and Hanmer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finges.
Finges directly controls 185,240,733 voting rights in Xstrata (through its ownership of 185,240,733 shares in Xstrata). Hanmer directly controls 151,560,600 voting rights in Xstrata (through its ownership of 151,560,600 shares in Xstrata.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
The reason for making the notification is to comply with the transitional provisions of the Disclosure and transparency Rules. None of Glencore, Finges or Hanmer is notifying any acquisition, disposal or other event resulting in a change of any voting rights attached to shares in Xstrata.
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| Mobile | 07759 924 576 | Mobile | 07785 964 340 | |
| Email | relliston@xstrata.com | Email | cdivver@xstrata.com | |
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