Regulatory Announcements

Purchase of shares by Batiss Investments

Zug, 21 August 2007

Xstrata plc ("Xstrata") announces that it was advised by Batiss Investments Limited ("Batiss") yesterday that on 20 August 2007 Batiss purchased 2,000,000 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in Xstrata at an average price per share of 2757.33 pence, through Xstrataís Equity Capital Management Programme. The purchase represents approximately 0.21 per cent. of Xstrata's issued ordinary share capital. Batiss holds 4,650,000 ordinary shares in Xstrata or 0.48 per cent. of Xstrataís issued ordinary share capital in total.

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