Rule 8.3 - AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
Class of relevant security COM USD0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 02 July 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 13,710,492 3.30% 984,708 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,026,277 0.25% 268,100 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,736,769 3.55% 1,252,808 0.30%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase 45,727 2.1154
Purchase 2,951 2.2800
Purchase 4,926 2.1741
Purchase 5,089 2.1044
Purchase 7,840 2.1307
Purchase 10,697 2.1720
Purchase 26,766 2.1741
Purchase 47,610 2.1358
Purchase 45,999 4.3787 AUD
Purchase 668 4.4496 AUD
Purchase 91,122 2.1123
Purchase 10,000 4.4966 AUD
Purchase 71,543 2.1144
Sale 16,608 4.3742 AUD
Sale 4,741 2.0958
Sale 5,193 2.1000
Sale 5,844 2.1147
Sale 29,100 2.1000
Sale 111,609 2.1284
Sale 12,302 2.1328
Sale 1,648 2.0623
Sale 11,358 4.3871 AUD
Sale 85,961 2.1097
Sale 52,118 2.1016
Sale 9,572 2.1533
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1648 2.0622
CFD Long 4741 2.0958
CFD Long 85961 2.1097
CFD Long 5844 2.1146
CFD Long 111609 2.1283
CFD Long 12302 2.1327
CFD Short 5089 2.1044
CFD Short 91122 2.1122
CFD Short 71543 2.1143
CFD Short 7840 2.1306
CFD Short 47610 2.1358
CFD Short 5255 2.153
CFD Short 1682 2.1594
CFD Short 10697 2.172
CFD Short 4926 2.1741
CFD Short 109998 4.3786 AUD
CFD Short 10000 4.4966 AUD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 03 July 2009
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk