Zug, 20 March 2009
DIRECTORS AND PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS
Following completion of the Rights Issue launched by Xstrata plc (“Xstrata”), and the issue and allotment of new ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in Xstrata (“Shares”) on 18 March 2009, Xstrata was notified by the directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMRs”) listed in the table below that they had taken up rights to acquire Shares at a price of £2.10 per Share, in accordance with the terms of the Rights Issue Prospectus dated 2 February 2009.
Following the take up of rights, the total number of Shares held by or on behalf of directors and PDMRs, or in which they have an interest, is set out in column (3) of the table below.
| (1) Name of director> | (2) Rights taken up | (3) Total number of shares |
| Mick Davis | 891,396 | 1,378,658 |
| Paul Hazen | 476,426 | 714,639 |
| Claude Lamoureux | 18,000 | 27,000 |
| Robert MacDonnell | 609,120 | 913,680 |
| Trevor Reid | 136,827 | 260,046 |
| David Rough | 26,000 | 39,000 |
| Ian Strachan | 28,732 | 43,098 |
| Santiago Zaldumbide | 36,022 | 113,108 |
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| Peter Freyberg | 17,058 | 37,277 |
| Benny Levene | 18,658 | 38,947 |
| Thras Moraitis | 31,528 | 64,454 |
| Peet Nienaber | 198,712 | 305,066 |
| Ian Pearce | 29,456 | 44,184 |
| Charlie Sartain | 59,678 | 89,517 |
This announcement is made in accordance with Rule 3.1.4. of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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| Richard Elliston | Claire Divver | |||
| Telephone | 020 7968 2885 | Telephone | 020 7968 2871 | |
| Mobile | 07759 924 576 | Mobile | 07785 964 340 | |
| relliston@xstrata.com | cdivver@xstrata.com | |||
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