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 27 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 13,139,217 3.17% 999,144 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,340,070 0.32% 426,643 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 14,479,287 3.49% 1,425,787 0.34%
(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 651 5.0392 AUD
Purchase 1,918 2.5077
Purchase 7,800 2.4728
Purchase 9,912 2.5078
Purchase 12,313 2.5026
Purchase 28,317 2.5007
Purchase 29,846 2.5127
Purchase 138,001 2.4972
Purchase 5,030 5.0496 AUD
Purchase 4,212 5.0300 AUD
Purchase 7,396 5.0305 AUD
Sale 131,711 2.5020
Sale 21,496 5.0388 AUD
Sale 2,857 2.5000
Sale 3,675 2.4996
Sale 19,364 5.0388 AUD
Sale 18,722 5.0388 AUD
Sale 11,272 2.4988
Sale 11,178 5.0388 AUD
Sale 15,105 2.5088
Sale 16,652 2.5168
Sale 23,248 2.5048
Sale 8,084 5.0388 AUD
Sale 7,577 5.0388 AUD
Sale 3,626 4.5335 AUD
Sale 51,015 5.0388 AUD
Sale 5,303 5.0389 AUD
Sale 239 2.4971
Sale 4,439 5.0389 AUD
Sale 5,010 5.0388 AUD
Sale 717 5.0590 AUD
Sale 1,416 5.0388 AUD
Sale 1,600 5.0431 AUD
Sale 2,658 5.0388 AUD
Sale 2,807 5.0562 AUD
Sale 3,130 5.0603 AUD
Sale 29,651 2.5054
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5333 2.4969
CFD Long 239 2.4971
CFD Long 3675 2.4996
CFD Long 131711 2.502
CFD Long 23248 2.5047
CFD Long 7125 2.5051
CFD Long 29651 2.5053
CFD Long 15105 2.5087
CFD Long 16652 2.5167
CFD Long 5700 4.4994 AUD
CFD Long 3626 4.5334 AUD
CFD Long 1600 5.0431 AUD
CFD Long 2807 5.0561 AUD
CFD Long 1434 5.0589 AUD
CFD Long 3130 5.0602 AUD
CFD Short 7800 2.4727
CFD Short 138001 2.4971
CFD Short 28317 2.5006
CFD Short 12313 2.5025
CFD Short 1918 2.5077
CFD Short 9912 2.5078
CFD Short 651 5.0391 AUD
CFD Short 5030 5.0496 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 28 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