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REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
Zug, 19 March 2007

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached	Xstrata plc (“Xstrata”)
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	2 March 2007
6. Date on which issuer notified:	8 March 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
3141100			4,141,799	4,141,799	84,297,662	0.43	8.69

B: Financial Instruments
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

9.Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Name of the Company / Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
AXA Sun Life plc	425,000	0.04382
(fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc)
Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC	25,000	0.00258
Distribution Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC	90,000	0.00928
UK Growth Fund
Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC	175,000	0.01804
UK Opportunities Fund
Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	50,000	0.00515

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd	70,000	0.00722

Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc	66,666	0.00687

Direct
AXA General Unit Trust	246,000	0.02536

Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc	54,695,046	5.63877

Indirect
AXA Colonia Konzern	969,283	0.09993

Direct
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd	150,000	0.01546

Direct
AXA France	146,743	0.01513

Indirect
AXA Australia	33,957	0.00350

Indirect
AXA Royale Belge	1,295	0.00013

Indirect
AXA Rosenberg	1,706,046	0.17588

Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc *	27,173,909	2.80148

Indirect

Name of the Company / Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd	61,830	0.00637
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd	159,195	0.01641
ABL High Alpha
Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd	129,304	0.01333
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management	277,916	0.02865
LTAV UK Equity
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management	761,103	0.07847
ABL High Alpha
Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management	631,018	0.06505
FTSE All Share Tracker
Direct
Framlington onshore private clients	4,666	0.00048

Indirect
AXA Winterthur	390,484	0.04026

Direct

Total Direct	4,141,799	0.42700
Total Indirect	84,297,662	8.69064
TOTAL	88,439,461	9.11763

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:	N/A

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares