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 24 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 13,303,130 3.21% 927,463 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,334,369 0.32% 536,431 0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,637,499 3.53% 1,463,894 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 35,597 2.4035
Purchase 5,395 2.4029
Purchase 10,012 2.3960
Purchase 10,056 2.3856
Purchase 12,428 2.4488
Purchase 24,989 2.4003
Purchase 48,609 2.4081
Purchase 187,240 2.4109
Purchase 73,959 4.8987 AUD
Purchase 48,961 2.4129
Purchase 70,739 2.4350
Purchase 1,959 4.8553 AUD
Sale 6,591 4.8451 AUD
Sale 166,118 2.4102
Sale 32,844 4.8559 AUD
Sale 22,447 2.4213
Sale 37,064 2.4105
Sale 28,367 2.3929
Sale 6,945 2.3993
Sale 10,404 4.8363 AUD
Sale 3,378 2.3984
Sale 900 2.3896
Sale 30,054 4.8559 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 900 2.3896
CFD Long 28367 2.3929
CFD Long 6945 2.3992
CFD Long 166118 2.4101
CFD Long 37064 2.4105
CFD Long 22447 2.4213
CFD Long 10404 4.8362 AUD
CFD Long 6591 4.8451 AUD
CFD Short 10012 2.396
CFD Short 24989 2.4002
CFD Short 5395 2.4029
CFD Short 35597 2.4035
CFD Short 48609 2.408
CFD Short 187240 2.4108
CFD Short 12428 2.4488
CFD Short 1959 4.8552 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 27 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