Xstrata(XTA)

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Mining

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£29,975m

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Purchase of shares by Batiss

RNS Number : 4195Y
Xstrata PLC
07 July 2008
 





PURCHASE OF SHARES BY BATISS INVESTMENTS



Zug, 7 July 2008 

Xstrata plc ("Xstrata") announces that it was advised by Batiss Investments Limited ("Batiss") on Friday, 4 July 2008 Batiss purchased 615,000 ordinary shares of US$0.50 each in Xstrata at an average price per share of 3727.1311 pence, through Xstrata's Equity Capital Management Programme. The purchase represents approximately 0.06 per cent. of Xstrata's issued ordinary share capital and brings the total number of shares held by Batiss to 10,850,000 ordinary shares in Xstrata or 1.109 per cent. of Xstrata's issued ordinary share capital. 

 


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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 7759 924 576


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+44 7785 964 340

Email

relliston@xstrata.com


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cdivver@xstrata.com









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