Block listing six monthly return

REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT
  

BLOCK LISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN

 

Zug, 15 October 2009

1. Name of applicant: Xstrata plc
2. Name of scheme:  Xstrata Capital Corporation A.V.V. US$375,000,000 4.00 per cent Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2017
3. Period of return: From 15 April 2009 to 15 October 2009
4. Balance under scheme from previous return:  25,680,492 Ordinary Shares of US$0.50 each (“Ordinary Shares”) (subject to blocklisting of additional 12,108,680 Ordinary Shares)
5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has been increased since the date of the last return:  12,108,680 Ordinary Shares taking the total to 25,680,492.
6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period:  None
7. Balance under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period:  25,680,492 Ordinary Shares
8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission:
   13,575,432 Ordinary Shares on 17 October 2006
   12,108,680 Ordinary Shares on 1 May 2009 additional listing due to Rights Issue approved by shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company on 2 March 2009
9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period:  2,933,011,620
10. Name of contact and telephone number for queries 

Richard Elliston			Claire Divver
Telephone	020 7968 2885		Telephone	020 7968 2871
Mobile	07759 924 576		Mobile	07785 964 340
Email	relliston@xstrata.com		Email	cdivver@xstrata.com
www.xstrata.com