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TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

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
    
    
    
    
    
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
88,439,461
9.12%
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
Richard Elliston
 
Claire Divver
Telephone
020 7968 2885
 
Telephone
020 7968 2871
Mobile
07759 924 576
 
Mobile
07785 964 340
Email
relliston@xstrata.com
 
Email
cdivver@xstrata.com
 
 
 
 
 
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