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 07 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 13,852,296 3.34% 874,040 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 940,163 0.23% 296,368 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,792,459 3.56% 1,170,408 0.28%
(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 105,463 2.0134
Purchase 3,082 2.0178
Purchase 3,250 2.0025
Purchase 4,125 2.0125
Purchase 6,998 2.0200
Purchase 36,345 2.0200
Purchase 43,549 2.0219
Purchase 51,769 2.0117
Purchase 9,500 4.1589 AUD
Purchase 9 4.1667 AUD
Purchase 1,068 4.2100 AUD
Purchase 55 4.1664 AUD
Purchase 6,719 4.2100 AUD
Sale 7,787 4.2100 AUD
Sale 3,082 2.0822
Sale 17,656 401000 AUD
Sale 22,696 401559 AUD
Sale 23,617 4.1559 AUD
Sale 102,431 1.9989
Sale 37,948 2.0237
Sale 44,861 2.0073
Sale 1,008 2.0262
Sale 4,442 4.1013 AUD
Sale 138,370 2.0217
Sale 31,900 2.0042
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 31900 2.0042
CFD Long 138370 2.0217
CFD Long 37948 2.0237
CFD Long 1008 2.0262
CFD Long 3082 2.0821
CFD Short 51769 2.0116
CFD Short 105463 2.0133
CFD Short 3082 2.0178
CFD Short 43343 2.02
CFD Short 9500 4.1589 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 08 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