Response to Glencore
announcement
Zug, 10 September 2012
Zug, 10 September 2012
The independent non-executive
directors of Xstrata plc (“Xstrata”) note today’s announcement by Glencore
International plc (“Glencore”) of a full and final offer for Xstrata. The
independent non-executive directors will consider carefully the proposal
received and consult with major shareholders before responding.
At the request of the Takeover Panel,
the independent non-executive directors confirm that they will, by not later
than 7.00am (London time) on Monday 24 September 2012, announce whether or not
they intend to put Glencore’s proposal to Xstrata shareholders and if so, will
publish their response on all elements of the Glencore proposal at that
time.
A copy of
this announcement will be available on Xstrata's website, www.xstrata.com.
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