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 21 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 12,950,867 3.12% 629,200 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,014,112 0.24% 363,895 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,964,979 3.36% 993,095 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 670 4.6630 AUD
Purchase 10,811 2.2503
Purchase 15,840 2.2460
Purchase 15,952 2.2657
Purchase 27,131 2.2598
Purchase 35,981 2.2683
Purchase 1,030 2.2376
Purchase 90,758 2.2489
Purchase 7,380 4.6205 AUD
Sale 32,113 2.2479
Sale 2,564 2.2500
Sale 26,761 4.6609 AUD
Sale 12,762 2.2525
Sale 13,856 2.2676
Sale 18,721 4.6609 AUD
Sale 184 4.6614 AUD
Sale 69,037 2.2580
Sale 30,566 2.2525
Sale 6,170 4.6609 AUD
Sale 8,902 4.6609 AUD
Sale 47,722 4.6483 AUD
Sale 7,396 4.6995 AUD
Sale 45,260 4.6609 AUD
Sale 6,427 4.6609 AUD
Sale 4,527 4.46609 AUD
Sale 8,914 4.6609 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 32113 2.2478
CFD Long 69037 2.2579
CFD Long 13856 2.2675
CFD Long 95444 4.6482 AUD
CFD Long 184 4.6613 AUD
CFD Short 1030 2.2376
CFD Short 5134 2.2384
CFD Short 90758 2.2488
CFD Short 4317 2.2497
CFD Short 10811 2.2502
CFD Short 2691 2.2522
CFD Short 2996 2.2525
CFD Short 15952 2.2656
CFD Short 35981 2.2682
CFD Short 670 4.6629 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 22 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