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 08 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 13,658,815 3.29% 807,855 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 904,269 0.22% 157,883 0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,563,084 3.51% 965,738 0.23%
(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 48,944 1.9675
Purchase 3,556 1.8775
Purchase 5,000 1.9068
Purchase 5,061 1.9700
Purchase 8,042 1.9743
Purchase 76,086 1.9578
Purchase 60,573 1.9719
Purchase 12,968 1.9312
Sale 3,391 1.8950
Sale 5,369 1.9430
Sale 9,124 1.9597
Sale 28,621 1.9412
Sale 30,976 1.9672
Sale 1,655 1.9813
Sale 48,944 1.9675
Sale 1,611 4.0332 AUD
Sale 50,543 1.9856
Sale 48,339 4.0332 AUD
Sale 20,638 4.0332 AUD
Sale 19,878 4.0161 AUD
Sale 19,688 4.1000 AUD
Sale 6,615 4.0332 AUD
Sale 2,943 4.0332 AUD
Sale 1,825 4.0332 AUD
Sale 47,366 1.9650
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5369 1.9429
CFD Long 47366 1.965
CFD Long 30976 1.9672
CFD Long 1655 1.9813
CFD Long 50543 1.9856
CFD Short 3556 1.8775
CFD Short 5000 1.9067
CFD Short 12968 1.9312
CFD Short 76086 1.9577
CFD Short 8042 1.9742
(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 09 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