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 06 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 14,032,972 3.38% 890,850 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 950,910 0.23% 306,266 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,983,882 3.61% 1,197,116 0.29%
(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 44,652 1.8963
Purchase 2,079 4.1004 AUD
Purchase 2,200 4.0878 AUD
Purchase 4,662 4.0908 AUD
Purchase 17,780 4.1016 AUD
Purchase 291,116 2.0600
Purchase 3,500 1.9152
Purchase 76,445 1.9251
Purchase 5,860 1.9497
Purchase 7,790 1.9420
Purchase 29,720 2.0410
Purchase 24,553 1.9552
Sale 3,674 1.9569
Sale 11,058 1.9410
Sale 3,250 1.9675
Sale 67,288 1.9205
Sale 5,185 4.1553 AUD
Sale 78,201 1.9303
Sale 64,946 1.9427
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 67288 1.9204
CFD Long 78201 1.9302
CFD Long 11058 1.941
CFD Long 3674 1.9569
CFD Short 44652 1.8962
CFD Short 7000 1.9152
CFD Short 76445 1.925
CFD Short 594 1.9306
CFD Short 7790 1.942
CFD Short 5860 1.9497
CFD Short 2200 4.0877 AUD
CFD Short 9324 4.0908 AUD
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
06/07/2009 Short 3,500 1.9152
(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 07 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