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Issue of six million ordinary shares to Xstrata employee ownership trust and notification of total voting rights (PDF)

Zug, Thursday, 17 January 2008

Xstrata plc (“the Company”) announces that application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for a listing of six million (6,000,000) new ordinary shares of US$0.50 each (the “Shares”) allotted to K.B. (C.I.) Nominees Limited for the purposes of the Xstrata plc Employee Share Ownership Trust (an employees’ share scheme as that term is defined for the purposes of the Companies Act 1985, and within the provisions of Sections 80(2) and 89(5) of the said Act) to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List upon issuance. The Shares rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company.

As a consequence, the total number of Shares in issue on this date is 977,666,920. Each Share carries the right to vote in relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company. The Company does not hold any treasury shares.

Xstrata contacts

Richard Elliston
Telephone +44 20 7968 2885
Mobile +44 7759 924 576
Email relliston@xstrata.com

Claire Divver
Telephone +44 20 7968 2871
Mobile +44 7785 964 340
Email cdivver@xstrata.com