Toronto, September 19, 2007
Xstrata plc (LSE:XTA)(ZSE:XTA.S) subsidiary, Falconbridge Limited (“Falconbridge”), has declared the following preferred share dividends:
Name of Falconbridge Security | Trading Symbol | Dividend Amount Per Share | Record Date | Payable Date |
| Preferred Shares, Series 2 | FAL.PR.A | Floating rate Floating rate Floating rate | September 28, 2007 October 31, 2007 November 30, 2007 | October 12, 2007 November 12, 2007 December 12, 2007 |
| Preferred Shares, Series 3 | FAL.PR.B | Cdn$0.2863 | November 15, 2007 | December 3, 2007 |
| Preferred Shares, Series H | FAL.PR.H | Cdn$0.40625 | December 14, 2007 | December 31, 2007 |
Xstrata is a global diversified mining group, listed on the London and Swiss Stock Exchanges, with its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. Xstrata's businesses maintain a meaningful position in seven major international commodity markets: copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, nickel, vanadium and zinc, with recycling facilities, additional exposures to gold, cobalt, lead and silver and a suite of global technology products, many of which are industry leaders. Xstrata Group's operations and projects span 18 countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Germany, New Caledonia, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, the USA and the UK. Xstrata employs approximately 43,000 people, including contractors.