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 14 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 13,757,469 3.31% 634,579 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,124,030 0.27% 468,516 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,881,499 3.59% 1,103,095 0.27%
(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 21,747 1.9355
Purchase 1,619 1.9652
Purchase 4,950 1.9964
Purchase 18,920 1.9857
Purchase 71,705 1.9662
Purchase 111,293 1.9765
Purchase 4,723 3.8689 AUD
Purchase 4,074 3.9199 AUD
Purchase 300,000 Transfer
Sale 15,452 1.9656
Sale 7,303 3.9596 AUD
Sale 1,637 1.8100
Sale 4,028 1.8659
Sale 4,626 1.9906
Sale 18,535 3.9007 AUD
Sale 5,487 1.9700
Sale 18,920 1.8647
Sale 8,758 1.9507
Sale 470 1.9753
Sale 4,701 3.9007 AUD
Sale 68,851 1.9643
Sale 300,000 Transfer
Sale 8,190 1.9245
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18920 1.8647
CFD Long 11947 1.9176
CFD Long 8190 1.9245
CFD Long 43232 1.9566
CFD Long 68851 1.9642
CFD Long 470 1.9752
CFD Long 3734 1.9777
CFD Long 16767 1.9778
CFD Long 6125 1.9901
CFD Long 4626 1.9906
CFD Short 1619 1.9651
CFD Short 71705 1.9662
CFD Short 111293 1.9765
CFD Short 18920 1.9856
CFD Short 4950 1.9964
CFD Short 4723 3.8689 AUD
CFD Short 4723 3.9199 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 15 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