Notification of major interests 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 Baar, Switzerland 24 September 2014 For filings with the FCA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii Glencore PLC 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii BlackRock, Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 22nd September 2014 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23rd September 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii Holding has gone below 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE Situation previous to the triggering transaction Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of Shares Number of Voting Rights Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights x Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect JE00B4T3BW64 660,503,011 660,503,011 N/A N/A N/A N/A Below 5% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument Expiration date xiii Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. % of voting rights C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/ Conversion period xviii Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx CFD N/A Nominal Delta N/A N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights N/A Below 5% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxiBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – N/A (Below 5%) 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: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 14. Contact name: Tim Dudley 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 1540 For further information please contact: Investor: Paul Smith t: +41 (0) 41 709 2487 m: +41 (0) 79 947 1348 e: paul.smith@glencore.com Martin Fewings t: +41 (0) 41 709 2880 m: +41 (0) 79 737 5642 e: martin.fewings@glencore.com Elisa Morniroli t: +41 (0) 41 709 2818 m: +41 (0) 79 833 0508 e: elisa.morniroli@glencore.com Media: Charles Watenphul t: +41 (0) 41 709 2462 m: +41 (0) 79 904 3320 e: charles.watenphul@glencore.com Finsbury Guy Lamming / Dorothy Burwell t: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801 Company secretarial: John Burton t: +41 (0) 41 709 2619 m: +41 (0) 79 944 5434 e: john.burton@glencore.com Nicola Barrett t: +41 (0) 41 709 2755 m: +41 (0) 79 735 3916 e: nicola.barrett@glencore.com www.glencore.com About Glencore Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 90 commodities. The Group's operations comprise of over 150 mining and metallurgical sites, oil production assets and agricultural facilities. With a strong footprint in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore's industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of more than 90 offices located in over 50 countries. Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, oil and food processing. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore's companies employ around 200,000 people, including contractors. SPONSOR Absa Bank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking Division) Date: 25/09/2014 10:30:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). 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