Xstrata PLC : Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility or connected persons

REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility or connected persons

Zug, 5 April 2012

1. Name of the issuer

Xstrata plc

2. State whether the notification relates to
(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R; or
(ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006

Notification relates to a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2R

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibility

Thras Moraitis

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with the person discharging managerial responsibility named in 3.

Notification relates to a person connected with the person discharging managerial responsibility

5. Description of shares (including class)

Ordinary shares of US$0.50 each ("shares") in Xstrata plc

6. Name of registered shareholder

Morfam Limited as trustee of a family trust, a connected person

7. State the nature of the transaction

The sale of 37,947 shares

8. Price per share

£11.07

9. Date of sale and place of transaction

3 April 2012 - London

10. Date issuer informed of transaction

5 April 2012

11. Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Richard P Elliston

12. Date of Notification

5 April 2012

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Alison Flynn Richard Elliston

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Notes to editors About Xstrata plc

We are a major producer of a range of vital commodities used in everything from constructing buildings and delivering electricity, to developing jet engines and mobile phones. We are one of the top five global producers of copper, thermal and metallurgical coal, ferrochrome, zinc and nickel and we also produce silver, lead, platinum, gold, cobalt and vanadium.

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Switzerland, we operate in over 20 countries and employ over

70,000 people at more than 100 operations and projects around the world. We work in a responsible and sustainable way, with an entrepreneurial spirit and dynamic approach. For more information, visit www.xstrata.com.