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 28 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 12,557,280 3.03% 931,001 0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,377,054 0.33% 305,155 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,934,334 3.36% 1,236,156 0.30%
(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 47,180 2.3923
Purchase 7,862 2.3854
Purchase 1,756 2.4825
Purchase 689 2.3925
Purchase 18,880 2.4335
Purchase 18,892 2.4242
Purchase 4,874 2.3826
Purchase 24,380 2.3994
Purchase 10,018 2.4990
Purchase 23,627 5.0000 AUD
Purchase 5,370 5.0559 AUD
Purchase 2,965 4.9745 AUD
Purchase 1,224 4.9842 AUD
Sale 63,687 5.0290 AUD
Sale 2,959 5.0761 AUD
Sale 7,600 5.1083 AUD
Sale 1,372 2.4722
Sale 40,829 5.0784 AUD
Sale 3,919 2.3891
Sale 7,048 4.9634 AUD
Sale 7,428 2.3892
Sale 70,841 5.0784 AUD
Sale 9,599 2.4242
Sale 78,470 5.0784 AUD
Sale 19,664 2.4062
Sale 56,142 2.3951
Sale 86,997 2.3970
Sale 127,556 2.3776
Sale 87,615 5.0784 AUD
Sale 9,293 2.4242
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 127556 2.3776
CFD Long 10516 2.3875
CFD Long 11347 2.3891
CFD Long 56142 2.3951
CFD Long 86997 2.3969
CFD Long 8032 2.4152
CFD Long 8141 2.4176
CFD Long 1372 2.4722
CFD Long 10404 4.8362 AUD
CFD Long 7048 4.9634 AUD
CFD Long 1600 5.0431 AUD
CFD Long 2959 5.0761 AUD
CFD Long 15200 5.1083 AUD
CFD Short 4874 2.3826
CFD Short 7862 2.3853
CFD Short 47180 2.3922
CFD Short 689 2.3924
CFD Short 18880 2.4335
CFD Short 1756 2.4825
CFD Short 5930 4.9745 AUD
CFD Short 1224 4.9842 AUD
CFD Short 5370 5.0558 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 29 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