Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority in its capacity as UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for a block listing of an additional twelve million one hundred and eight thousand six hundred and eighty (12,108,680) ordinary shares of US$0.50 each (“the Shares”) to be issued upon conversion of Xstrata Capital Corporation A.V.V. 4 per cent. Guaranteed Convertible Bonds 2017, to trade on the London Stock Exchange and to be admitted to the Official List upon issuance. The Shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued shares of the Company. The block listing of the additional Shares is required as a result of the adjustment of the exchange price of the Guaranteed Convertible Bonds following the issue of new ordinary shares under the terms of the Rights Issue approved by the Company on 2 March 2009.
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| Xstrata contacts | ||||
| Richard Elliston | Claire Divver | |||
| Telephone | +44 20 7968 2885 | Telephone | +44 20 7968 2871 | |
| Mobile | +44 7759 924 576 | Mobile | +44 7785 964 340 | |
| relliston@xstrata.com | cdivver@xstrata.com | |||
No offer of underlying shares or bonds is being made in connection with the listing or otherwise.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or South Africa. Neither the bonds nor the underlying shares have been, nor will be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or under any relevant securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, exercised, resold, transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with state securities laws.