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 22 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 12,904,284 3.11% 633,675 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,042,190 0.25% 373,200 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,946,474 3.36% 1,006,875 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 31,500 2.2036
Purchase 4,750 2.1847
Purchase 9,578 2.2052
Purchase 15,100 2.2042
Purchase 25,150 2.1950
Purchase 28,355 2.2007
Purchase 30,566 2.2150
Purchase 37,437 2.1938
Purchase 38,494 2.1992
Purchase 17,661 4.5943 AUD
Purchase 33 4.6036 AUD
Sale 65,162 2.2011
Sale 2,505 4.6300 AUD
Sale 1,042 2.2700
Sale 30,517 2.1974
Sale 25,756 2.2037
Sale 61,697 4.6174 AUD
Sale 53,574 4.6174 AUD
Sale 7,147 4.6213 AUD
Sale 5,741 2.2106
Sale 207 4.5873 AUD
Sale 36,334 2.2063
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 65162 2.2011
CFD Long 25756 2.2036
CFD Long 36334 2.2062
CFD Long 5741 2.2106
CFD Long 207 4.5872 AUD
CFD Long 14294 4.6212 AUD
CFD Long 2505 4.6299 AUD
CFD Short 4750 2.1846
CFD Short 6963 2.1989
CFD Short 38494 2.1992
CFD Short 31500 2.2036
CFD Short 15100 2.2041
CFD Short 9578 2.2052
CFD Short 17661 4.5942 AUD
CFD Short 33 4.6036 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 23 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