GLN - Notification of major interest in shares GLENCORE XSTRATA PLC (Incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991) (Registration number 107710) JSE Share Code: GLN LSE Share Code: GLEN HKSE Share Code: 805HK ISIN: JE00B4T3BW64 22 July 2014 For filings with the FCA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i) 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are GLENCORE PLC attached:(ii) 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments Yes An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify): No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Qatar Holding LLC notification obligation: (iii) Qatar Investment Authority (as parent undertaking only) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Qatar Holding LLC (if different from 3.): (iv) 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v) 17 July 2014 6. Date on which issuer notified: 21 July 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 9% (downwards) reached: (vi, vii) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering transaction if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights (x) the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct(xi) Indirect (xii) Direct Indirect USD 0.01 Ordinary Shares JE00B4T3BW64 N/A N/A 1,170,930,474 1,170,930,474 N/A 8.818% N/A B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date(xiii) Conversion Period (xiv) rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights (xix,xx) instrument price date (xvii) Conversion instrument refers to per (xviii) Options on ordinary N/A Dates N/A 10,143,792 Nominal Delta shares starting 21 (after delta adjustment) See 0.076% Oct 2014 section 13 and ending 27 May 2015 Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 1,181,074,266 8.895% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) Qatar Holding LLC is the beneficial holder of the specified shares and voting rights in Glencore PLC. Qatar Holding LLC is established as a limited liability company in the Qatar Financial Centre (“QFC”) and is licensed by the QFC Authority under License No. 00004. Qatar Holding LLC is wholly-owned by Qatar Investment Authority (“QIA”) and makes this notification on behalf of itself and QIA. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: On a nominal basis the voting rights underlying the options on ordinary shares total 100,695,000. The voting rights underlying the options on ordinary shares have been re-calculated on a delta-adjusted basis, as permitted by the Financial Conduct Authority's (the “FCA”) isclosure and Transparency Rules (the “DTRs”). As required under the FCA DTRs, this notification has been prepared using the total voting rights figure of 13,278,405,466 as set out in the public announcement made by Glencore Plc on 02 January 2014. 14. Contact name: Mr. Ahmad Al-Sayed, Managing Director & CEO of Qatar Holding LLC 15. Contact telephone number: +974.4499.5806 SPONSOR Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) Date: 22/07/2014 08:01:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.