Rule 2.10 of the UK Takeover Code

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION (IN WHOLE OR IN PART) IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION

Zug, 22 June 2009

Xstrata plc (“the Company” or “Xstrata”) announces, in accordance with Rule 2.10 of the UK Takeover Code (the “Code”), that at the close of business on 19 June 2009 the Company had the following relevant securities (within the meaning of the Code) in issue:

  • 2,933,011,620 ordinary shares of US$0.50 nominal value each (of which 28,428,786 are held by Batiss Investments Limited (“Batiss”) pursuant to the Equity Capital Management Programme) under ISIN code GB0031411001 and Swiss Security Number 1386 215; and
  • 374,900 guaranteed convertible bonds due 2017 issued by Xstrata Capital Corporation A.V.V., a subsidiary of the Company, represented by a global bond with an aggregate nominal value of US$374,900,000 under ISIN code XS0267908324, which are convertible into 25,680,492 ordinary shares of the Company.
As regards ordinary shares held by Batiss, Batiss waives its right to receive any dividends on, and does not exercise voting rights attaching to, ordinary shares held by it from time to time.
Xstrata also has in issue:
  • 50,000 non-voting deferred shares of £1 nominal value each; and
  • 1 special voting share of US$0.50 nominal value.

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Richard Elliston

 

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Claire Divver
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+44 20 7968 2885

 

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+44 20 7968 2871
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+44 7785 964 340
Email
relliston@xstrata.com

 

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cdivver@xstrata.com

 

 

 

 

 

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