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 10 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 13,661,128 3.29% 685,640 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 938,035 0.23% 358,831 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,599,163 3.52% 1,044,471 0.25%
(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 19,702 3.9205
Purchase 261 1.8253
Purchase 2,262 1.8227
Purchase 4,743 1.8222
Purchase 17,340 1.8423
Purchase 23,802 1.9228
Purchase 39,263 1.8377
Purchase 84,422 1.8273
Purchase 136,556 1.8355
Purchase 1,793 3.9452
Purchase 900 3.9244
Purchase 3,000 3.9635 AUD
Sale 166 4.0004
Sale 9,961 3.9600
Sale 1,000 1.8973
Sale 1,600 1.8100
Sale 6,283 4.0003
Sale 4,157 1.9550
Sale 4,115 4.0003
Sale 9,004 1.8371
Sale 11,220 1.8228
Sale 12,266 1.9247
Sale 1,551 4.0003
Sale 270 4.0003
Sale 73,535 1.8289
Sale 889 4.0003
Sale 730 4.0003
Sale 261 1.9222
Sale 543 4.0003
Sale 1,172 4.0003
Sale 240 4.0003
Sale 1,793 3.9452
Sale 221 4.0003
Sale 245 4.0003
Sale 2,616 4.0003
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1600 1.81
CFD Long 27389 1.8196
CFD Long 25050 1.8201
CFD Long 11220 1.8227
CFD Long 73535 1.8289
CFD Long 9004 1.837
CFD Long 29898 1.8421
CFD Long 42881 1.8594
CFD Long 1000 1.8972
CFD Long 261 1.9221
CFD Short 4743 1.8221
CFD Short 2262 1.8226
CFD Short 261 1.8252
CFD Short 84422 1.8273
CFD Short 136556 1.8355
CFD Short 39263 1.8377
CFD Short 17340 1.8422
CFD Short 40304 3.9204
CFD Short 3000 3.9634
(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 13 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