Xstrata PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

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

Zug, 19 April 2012

1. Name of the issuer
Xstrata (Dusseldorf: XTR.DU - news) plc

2. State whether the notification relates to
(i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR (SNP: ^DTRY - news) 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
Mick Davis

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with the person discharging managerial responsibility named in 3.
Notification does not relate 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. State the nature of the transaction
The grant of an option over 834,498 shares with a nil exercise price, exercisable between 17 April 2013 and 17 April 2022, and the grant of an option over 834,498 shares with a nil exercise price, exercisable between 17 April 2014 and 17 April 2022, awarded under the Added Value Incentive Plan (2009 - 2012 cycle). Rewards under the Added Value Plan are based upon the outperformance of Xstrata's total shareholder return over a three year performance period relative to an index of global mining companies. In the relevant period, Xstrata's TSR (Munich: 869159 - news) was 141.12%, delivering an outperformance of 45% against the index TSR of 95.82%. On completion of the proposed merger with Glencore International plc, all deferred awards will vest and convert into new nil-cost options over shares in Glencore Xstrata International plc on terms that are equivalent to the existing award.

7. Date of award
18 April 2012 - London

8. Date issuer informed of award
18 April 2012

9. Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification
Richard P Elliston

10. Date of Notification
19 April 2012

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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.