Tuesday, Jun 12, 2012

-LONDON--Qatar Investment Authority, owner of Qatar Holding LLC, said Tuesday it bought 2,509,221 shares in diversified mining group Xstrata PLC (XTA.LN) at GBP9.666657 pence; 370,000 at GBP9.623, and 3,725,233 at GBP9.6735, lifting its total holding including options to 317,719,752 shares, or 10.581%.

MAIN FACTS:

-Qatar's holding excluding options is 299,155,509 shares, or 9.963%.

-Xstrata shares at 1415 down 1 pence, or 0.1%, at 961 pence valuing the company at GBP28.8 billion

-Write to Ed Ballard at ed.ballard@dowjones.com

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12-06-12 1423GMT