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 27 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 16,997,769 5.20% 684,689 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,501,362 0.46% 251,671 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,499,131 5.66% 936,360 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 1,500 1.6778
Purchase 39,113 1.6614
Purchase 40,849 1.7065
Purchase 13,231 1.6955
Purchase 55,986 3.9551 AUD
Purchase 83,830 1.6985
Purchase 4,400 1.6884
Purchase 1,000 1.7003
Purchase 364 3.7845 AUD
Purchase 6,042 3.9669 AUD
Purchase 10,633 3.9551 AUD
Purchase 42,476 3.9502 AUD
Purchase 44,142 3.9500 AUD
Purchase 49,584 3.9525 AUD
Purchase 4,616 1.6227
Sale 81,330 1.6914
Sale 15,172 1.7397
Sale 5,421 1.7220
Sale 36,532 1.6773
Sale 37,631 1.7015
Sale 10 1.6980
Sale 54,549 1.6700
Sale 364 3.7845 AUD
Sale 6,039 3.8305 AUD
Sale 42,476 3.9502 AUD
Sale 42,840 3.9488 AUD
Sale 45,169 1.7032
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 54549 1.6699
CFD Long 16905 1.6751
CFD Long 19627 1.6791
CFD Long 81330 1.6913
CFD Long 10 1.698
CFD Long 37631 1.7015
CFD Long 45169 1.7031
CFD Long 11033 1.71
CFD Long 5421 1.7219
CFD Long 15172 1.7397
CFD Short 4616 1.6227
CFD Short 39113 1.6614
CFD Short 1500 1.6778
CFD Short 2347 1.6795
CFD Short 4400 1.6884
CFD Short 13231 1.6955
CFD Short 83830 1.6984
CFD Short 1000 1.7002
CFD Short 40849 1.7064
(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 02 March 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