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 29 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 12,477,211 3.01% 959,584 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,459,965 0.35% 284,906 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 13,937,176 3.36% 1,244,490 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 16,821 2.3547
Purchase 1,125 2.3450
Purchase 734 4.8801 AUD
Purchase 4,924 4.8226 AUD
Purchase 65,508 2.3467
Purchase 1,465 2.3454
Purchase 53,388 2.3643
Purchase 2,300 2.3468
Purchase 3,348 2.3526
Purchase 5,040 2.3368
Purchase 6,292 2.3219
Sale 1,003 2.4000
Sale 4,884 2.3413
Sale 6,780 2.3338
Sale 8,241 2.3696
Sale 1,000 2.4072
Sale 31,500 2.3363
Sale 432 4.8797 AUD
Sale 35,597 2.3445
Sale 37,213 2.3413
Sale 48,695 2.3456
Sale 53,845 2.3564
Sale 15,000 4.8491 AUD
Sale 1,027 4.8548 AUD
Sale 24,380 2.3481
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6780 2.3338
CFD Long 31500 2.3363
CFD Long 37213 2.3412
CFD Long 35597 2.3445
CFD Long 18360 2.3528
CFD Long 7161 2.354
CFD Long 53845 2.3564
CFD Long 11489 2.3658
CFD Long 17318 2.366
CFD Long 8241 2.3696
CFD Long 1000 2.4072
CFD Long 15000 4.8491 AUD
CFD Long 432 4.8796 AUD
CFD Short 6292 2.3218
CFD Short 5040 2.3368
CFD Short 1125 2.345
CFD Short 1465 2.3453
CFD Short 65508 2.3467
CFD Short 2300 2.3468
CFD Short 53388 2.3642
CFD Short 4924 4.8225 AUD
CFD Short 1468 4.88 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 30 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