RNS Number : 2515E

Glencore Xstrata PLC

08 May 2013



Notification ofTransactions of Directors/Persons Discharging

Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer GLENCORE XSTRATA PLC	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act 2006, or (iii) in accordance with paragraph 26 of the Model Code NOTIFICATION RELATED TO A TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2 R
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director MR IAN STRACHAN	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person NOTIFICATION DOES NOT RELATE TO A PERSON CONNECTED WITH THE PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest1 NOTIFICATION IS IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.01 EACH ("SHARES") IN THE ISSUER
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them IAN STRACHAN	8	State the nature of the transaction ACQUISITION OF SHARES FOLLOWING THE MERGER OF GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC AND XSTRATA PLC BY WAY OF A COURT SANCTIONED SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT OF XSTRATA PLC, PURSUANT TO WHICH GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC ACQUIRED THE ENTIRE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF XSTRATA PLC
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired 131,449 SHARES	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.00 PER CENT.
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed NO SHARES, DEBENTURES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO SHARES HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A
13.	Price per share or value of transaction 3.05 SHARES IN THE ISSUER FOR EVERY XSTRATA PLC SCHEME SHARE HELD	14.	Date and place of transaction 2 MAY 2013

  15.   Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)   131,449 SHARES / 0.00 PER CENT.   16.   Date issuer informed of transaction   8 MAY 2013

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes

17	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

  23.   Any additional information   MR IAN STRACHAN HELD 43,098 SHARES IN XSTRATA PLC PRIOR TO THE MERGER BECOMING EFFECTIVE, WHICH ENTITLED HIM TO 3.05 SHARE FOR EVERY SCHEME SHARE PURSUANT TO THE SCHEME.   24.   Name of contact and telephone number for queries   JOHN BURTON, COMPANY SECRETARY (+41 41 709 2619)

Name of authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

 JOHN BURTON, COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification   8 MAY 2013                                                                     

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