Xstrata PLC : Rule 2.10 announcment - Issue of ordinary shares

Zug, Tuesday, 6 March 2012

In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, Xstrata plc ("Xstrata") confirms that following yesterday's admission of 38,000,000 new ordinary shares, it has in issue 3,002,692,076 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each (of which 28,428,786 are held by Batiss Investments Limited pursuant to the Company's Equity Capital Management Programme).

The International Securities Identification Number ("ISIN") of the ordinary shares is GB0031411001 and the Swiss Security Number is 1386 215. 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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