GLN - 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 15 December 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 attached[ii]: GLENCORE PLC 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes 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: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other (please specify): No 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]: 11 December 2014 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 December 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 Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction: if possible using the ISIN CODE to the triggering transaction: Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting rights [x] Shares Voting Rights of shares rights Direct Direct [xi] Indirect [xii] Direct Indirect USD 0.01 Ordinary Shares JE00B4T3BW64 665,635,336 665,635,336 N/A N/A N/A N/A Below 5% 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 price Expiration date [xvii] Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights instrument Conversion period [xviii] instrument refers to [xix, xx] CFD N/A N/A N/A 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 [xxi]: 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: Gareth Slade 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 2536 For further information please contact: Investor: Paul Smith Martin Fewings Elisa Morniroli t: +41 (0) 41 709 2487 t: +41 (0) 41 709 2880 t: +41 (0) 41 709 2818 m: +41 (0) 79 947 1348 m: +41 (0) 79 737 5642 m: +41 (0) 79 833 0508 e: paul.smith@glencore.com e: martin.fewings@glencore.com e: elisa.morniroli@glencore.com Media: Charles Watenphul Finsbury t: +41 (0) 41 709 2462 Guy Lamming / Dorothy Burwell m: +41 (0) 79 904 3320 t: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801 e: charles.watenphul@glencore.com Company secretarial: John Burton Nicola Barrett t: +41 (0) 41 709 2619 t: +41 (0) 41 709 2755 m: +41 (0) 79 944 5434 m: +41 (0) 79 735 3916 e: john.burton@glencore.com 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: 15/12/2014 07:05:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). 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