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 13 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 13,686,865 3.30% 636,048 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,042,057 0.25% 360,918 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,728,922 3.55% 996,966 0.24%
(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 43,088 1.7756
Purchase 28,598 3.7979 AUD
Purchase 1,559 1.7723
Purchase 1,300 1.7753
Purchase 28,869 1.8241
Purchase 9,833 1.7555
Purchase 41,290 1.7776
Purchase 17,147 1.7745
Purchase 76,265 1.7756
Purchase 88,741 1.7685
Purchase 1,084 3.8235 AUD
Purchase 2,500 3.8208 AUD
Sale 20,094 3.8021 AUD
Sale 15 1.9100
Sale 25,007 3.8021 AUD
Sale 12,147 3.7994 AUD
Sale 3,300 1.7829
Sale 14,729 1.7741
Sale 1,354 3.8383 AUD
Sale 40,387 1.7834
Sale 40,534 1.8370
Sale 81,389 1.7769
Sale 10,895 3.8021 AUD
Sale 2,180 3.8022 AUD
Sale 1,394 3.8022 AUD
Sale 11,520 1.7856
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 20445 1.757
CFD Long 50917 1.7669
CFD Long 14729 1.774
CFD Long 81389 1.7769
CFD Long 3300 1.7828
CFD Long 11520 1.7856
CFD Long 20023 1.7966
CFD Long 52186 1.7991
CFD Long 1354 3.8383 AUD
CFD Short 9833 1.7555
CFD Short 88741 1.7684
CFD Short 5675 1.7695
CFD Short 1559 1.7722
CFD Short 17147 1.7744
CFD Short 1300 1.7753
CFD Short 76265 1.7755
CFD Short 41290 1.7775
CFD Short 57196 3.7978 AUD
CFD Short 2500 3.8207 AUD
CFD Short 1084 3.8235 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 14 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