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AMENDMENT

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

(a) Name of exempt principal trader:

BNP Paribas

(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Glencore International plc

(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:

Glencore International plc

(d) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

16 January 2013

(e) Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?

Yes

2.         POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

2,781,021

0.04

0.00

0.00

(2) Derivatives (other than options):

996,411

0.01

6,814,281

0.10

(3)Options and agreements to purchase/sell:

105,000

0.00

10,000

0.00

TOTAL:

3,882,432

0.05

6,824,281

0.10

Class of relevant security:

XS0475310396

5% Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due December 2014

Interests

Short positions

Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

23,000

0.00

0.00

0.00

(2) Derivatives (other than options):

5,100,000

0.22

16,000,000

0.70

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

TOTAL:

5,123,000

0.22

16,000,000

0.70

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:

n/a

Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

n/a

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)        Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

Number of securities

Price per unit

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

325

3.9180

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

2,934

3.9105

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

28

3.9104

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

979

3.9095

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

729

3.9080

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

760

3.9045

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

1,427

3.9040

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

4,003

3.8935

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

717

3.8905

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

830

3.8880

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3,451

3.8835

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

733

3.8825

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

406

3.8820

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3

3.8800

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

5,433

3.8790

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

230

3.8785

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3,594

3.8685

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3,201

3.8635

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3,152

3.8630

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

1,031

3.8620

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

1,452

3.8605

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

5,388

3.8600

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

44

3.8580

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

288

3.8570

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

60

3.8515

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

5,567

3.8510

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

2,387

3.8435

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3,801

3.8425

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

10,000

3.8410

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

65

3.8330

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3,060

3.8315

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

2,086

3.8305

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

63

3.8260

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

276

3.8250

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

184

3.8175

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

124

3.8150

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

868

3.8130

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

318

3.8120

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

6,781

3.8100

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

326

3.8090

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

485

3.8085

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

123

3.8080

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

653

3.8075

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

283

3.8070

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

312

3.8060

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

81

3.8056

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

4,177

3.8055

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

289

3.8050

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

34

3.8045

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

34

3.8035

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

180,391

3.8025

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

2,401

3.8020

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

7,270

3.8015

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

12,388

3.8010

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

43

3.8009

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

13,167

3.8005

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

11,907

3.8000

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

18,189

3.7995

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

2,989

3.7990

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

5,220

3.7985

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

2,117

3.7980

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

157

3.7960

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

155

3.7955

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

979

3.7950

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

80,000

3.7940

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

4

3.7930

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

4,600

3.7925

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

4,554

3.7920

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

5,471

3.7915

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

13,407

3.7910

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

4,852

3.7905

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

14,389

3.7900

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

26,231

3.7895

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

6,064

3.7890

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

19,390

3.7885

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

13,314

3.7880

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

14,353

3.7875

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

6,101

3.7870

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3,461

3.7865

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

3,393

3.7860

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

1,899

3.7850

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

180

3.7845

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Purchase

223

3.7835


Total:

562,834



USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

22

3.8655

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

66

3.8645

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

67

3.8640

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1

3.8635

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1

3.8555

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1

3.8550

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

97

3.8525

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,237

3.8520

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

3,449

3.8515

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

869

3.8510

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

233

3.8505

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1,505

3.8500

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1,779

3.8480

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

552

3.8475

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

101

3.8465

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

652

3.8420

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,445

3.8415

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1

3.8300

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

979

3.8260

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

717

3.8115

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1,997

3.8100

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

3,836

3.8080

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

300

3.8075

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,501

3.8065

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

474

3.8045

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

6,895

3.8035

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

56,472

3.8025

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

21,190

3.8020

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

664

3.8015

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1,001

3.8010

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1,600

3.8005

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

267

3.7985

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

5,000

3.7960

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,642

3.7925

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,254

3.7920

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

27

3.7919

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,555

3.7910

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

2,782

3.7905

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,697

3.7900

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

147,835

3.7895

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

22,973

3.7890

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

66

3.7889

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

5,994

3.7885

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,132

3.7880

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

7,543

3.7875

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

1,076

3.7870

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

5,000

3.7865

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

5,000

3.7860

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Sale

4,782

3.7850


Total:

349,329


(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

None





(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

None








(ii)        Exercising

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

None




(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

None




The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

None

(c)        Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Yes

Date of disclosure:

17 January 2013

Contact name:

Melanie Rayson / Gemma Stuart

Telephone number:

0207 595 6908 / 0207 595 5219

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel atmonitoring@disclosure.org.uk

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.



SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.         KEY INFORMATION

Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed:

BNP Paribas

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

Glencore International plc

2.         OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Call

Sell

10,000

2.80

E

15/03/2012

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Put

Sell

35,000

3.00

E

15/03/2012

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Call

Buy

10,000

2.80

E

15/03/2012

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Put

Buy

15,000

3.60

E

15/02/2013

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Call

Buy

30,000

3.80

E

15/02/2013

USD 0.01 ordinary shares

Call

Buy

15,000

3.90

E

15/02/2013

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences ("CFDs") or spread bets.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.


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