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 23 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 13,146,127 3.17% 954,578 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,361,484 0.33% 516,153 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,507,611 3.50% 1,470,731 0.35%
(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 47,118 2.2604
Purchase 4,589 2.2158
Purchase 7,259 2.2388
Purchase 19,192 4.5553 AUD
Purchase 1,160 4.5476 AUD
Purchase 14,703 2.2627
Purchase 64,369 2.2499
Purchase 69,161 2.2681
Purchase 9,070 2.2911
Purchase 880 2.1953
Purchase 300,000 2.2628
Purchase 900 2.2304
Sale 5,700 4.4994 AUD
Sale 2,535 2.2575
Sale 541 4.5676 AUD
Sale 4,920 2.2454
Sale 6,439 2.2764
Sale 54,970 4.5278 AUD
Sale 24,941 4.5278 AUD
Sale 23,705 4.5278 AUD
Sale 13,840 4.5278 AUD
Sale 2,797 4.5279 AUD
Sale 3,626 4.5381 AUD
Sale 4,532 4.5278 AUD
Sale 28,355 2.2507
Sale 5,379 4.5279 AUD
Sale 2,422 4.5278 AUD
Sale 14,703 2.2529
Sale 1,962 2.2375
Sale 16,975 4.5278 AUD
Sale 6,484 4.5279 AUD
Sale 56,839 2.2605
Sale 13,485 4.5278 AUD
Sale 300,000 2.2628
Sale 7,932 2.2273
Sale 9,773 2.3390
Sale 4,606 4.5279 AUD
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
14/07/2009 Purchase 300,000 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1962 2.2375
CFD Long 4920 2.2453
CFD Long 14703 2.2528
CFD Long 56839 2.2605
CFD Long 300000 2.2627
CFD Long 6439 2.2764
CFD Long 9773 2.339
CFD Long 5700 4.4994 AUD
CFD Long 3626 4.538 AUD
CFD Long 541 4.5675 AUD
CFD Short 880 2.1952
CFD Short 900 2.2304
CFD Short 1609 2.2325
CFD Short 64369 2.2499
CFD Short 47118 2.2603
CFD Short 14703 2.2627
CFD Short 69161 2.2681
CFD Short 9070 2.2911
CFD Short 1160 4.5476 AUD
CFD Short 38384 4.5553 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 24 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