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 20 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 13,117,166 3.16% 659,170 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,062,141 0.26% 404,496 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,179,307 3.42% 1,063,666 0.26%
(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 156 2.2053
Purchase 2 2.1850
Purchase 31,087 2.2446
Purchase 54,241 2.2088
Purchase 63,492 2.2371
Purchase 522 4.5268 AUD
Purchase 1,066 2.2455
Purchase 7,047 4.4671 AUD
Purchase 6,300 2.2850
Sale 1,535 4.5111 AUD
Sale 25,809 2.2395
Sale 27,131 2.2534
Sale 28,076 2.2345
Sale 40,277 2.2228
Sale 67,961 2.2485
Sale 1,628 4.4854 AUD
Sale 47,618 4.4854 AUD
Sale 26,783 4.4854 AUD
Sale 19,824 4.4854 AUD
Sale 14,346 4.4854 AUD
Sale 9,676 4.4854 AUD
Sale 9,492 4.4994 AUD
Sale 4,862 4.4854 AUD
Sale 156 2.2347
Sale 1,000 2.2422
Sale 2,208 4.4854 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 40277 2.2227
CFD Long 156 2.2346
CFD Long 1000 2.2422
CFD Long 67961 2.2484
CFD Long 18984 4.4993 AUD
CFD Long 1535 4.5111 AUD
CFD Short 3914 2.1955
CFD Short 4859 2.1978
CFD Short 156 2.2053
CFD Short 54241 2.2087
CFD Short 5504 2.2369
CFD Short 63492 2.237
CFD Short 1066 2.2455
CFD Short 7559 2.2547
CFD Short 2015 2.275
CFD Short 6300 2.285
CFD Short 7047 4.467 AUD
CFD Short 522 4.5268
(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 21 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