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 03 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 13,790,775 3.32% 930,593 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 997,881 0.24% 367,755 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,788,656 3.56% 1,298,348 0.31%
(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 93,905 1.9855
Purchase 3,124 2.0500
Purchase 3,500 2.0000
Purchase 12,005 1.9967
Purchase 29,100 2.0740
Purchase 72,223 2.0110
Purchase 94,050 2.0113
Purchase 12,313 4.2122 AUD
Purchase 3,723 4.2201 AUD
Purchase 8,600 4.1875 AUD
Purchase 767 4.2200 AUD
Purchase 5,034 4.2122 AUD
Purchase 10,185 4.2150 AUD
Purchase 1,880 4.2200 AUD
Purchase 42,733 1.9568
Sale 31,787 4.2150 AUD
Sale 4,762 2.0600
Sale 6,630 2.0600
Sale 36,160 1.9739
Sale 41,719 2.0212
Sale 1,498 2.0830
Sale 2,647 4.2200 AUD
Sale 102,992 1.9817
Sale 29,720 2.0600
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 36160 1.9739
CFD Long 102992 1.9817
CFD Long 1498 2.083
CFD Short 42733 1.9568
CFD Short 93905 1.9855
CFD Short 12005 1.9967
CFD Short 3500 1.9999
CFD Short 94050 2.0112
CFD Short 8600 4.1874
CFD Short 20370 4.215
CFD Short 3723 4.22
(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 06 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