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 16 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 13,367,814 3.22% 686,709 0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,153,110 0.28% 424,994 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,520,924 3.50% 1,111,703 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 651 4.3654 AUD
Purchase 12,576 4.4545 AUD
Purchase 30,399 2.0417
Purchase 5,870 4.4007 AUD
Purchase 17,059 2.0268
Purchase 16,010 2.0646
Purchase 15,636 2.0845
Purchase 4,278 2.0477
Purchase 8,651 4.3000 AUD
Sale 1,328 2.1222
Sale 3,421 4.4045 AUD
Sale 2,712 4.4888 AUD
Sale 300 4.3067 AUD
Sale 5,291 4.2996 AUD
Sale 5,686 4.3759 AUD
Sale 1,056 2.0457
Sale 72,677 2.0813
Sale 17,440 2.0533
Sale 33,183 2.0541
Sale 50,568 2.0447
Sale 152,907 4.3635 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 50568 2.0446
CFD Long 1056 2.0457
CFD Long 17440 2.0532
CFD Long 72677 2.0812
CFD Long 1328 2.1222
CFD Long 300 4.3066 AUD
CFD Long 11372 4.3759 AUD
CFD Long 3421 4.445 AUD
CFD Long 2712 4.4887 AUD
CFD Short 30399 2.0417
CFD Short 4278 2.0476
CFD Short 2235 2.0614
CFD Short 7505 2.0615
CFD Short 16010 2.0645
CFD Short 15636 2.0844
CFD Short 651 4.3654 AUD
CFD Short 5870 4.4007 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 17 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