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 23 February 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 16,902,159 5.17% 673,520 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,497,379 0.46% 336,729 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,399,538 5.63% 1,010,249 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 24,949 1.6838
Purchase 712 4.0496 AUD
Purchase 364 3.9796 AUD
Purchase 1,093 1.6778
Purchase 1,762 1.6402
Purchase 2,900 1.8350
Purchase 4,907 1.7641
Purchase 95,445 1.7299
Purchase 36,065 1.6454
Purchase 78,203 4.0700 AUD
Purchase 17,356 1.7270
Purchase 21,245 1.7547
Sale 4,772 1.8284
Sale 5,498 1.8275
Sale 21,586 1.7701
Sale 21,593 1.8197
Sale 998 1.7199
Sale 29,016 1.7102
Sale 96,593 1.7254
Sale 364 3.9796 AUD
Sale 712 4.0496 AUD
Sale 1,076 4.0259 AUD
Sale 21,064 4.2600 AUD
Sale 32,134 4.0380 AUD
Sale 24,772 1.6747
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 24772 1.6747
CFD Long 9689 1.7037
CFD Long 29016 1.7101
CFD Long 998 1.7198
CFD Long 96593 1.7253
CFD Long 11897 1.8241
CFD Long 5498 1.8275
CFD Long 4772 1.8283
CFD Short 1762 1.6402
CFD Short 36065 1.6453
CFD Short 1093 1.6778
CFD Short 24949 1.6838
CFD Short 2490 1.7196
CFD Short 17356 1.7269
CFD Short 95445 1.7299
CFD Short 7716 1.7484
CFD Short 13529 1.7583
CFD Short 4907 1.7641
CFD Short 4198 1.8288
CFD Short 2900 1.835
(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 24 February 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