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 22 April 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 17,795,304 4.77% 972,197 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,111,489 0.30% 318,847 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,906,793 5.06% 1,291,044 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 17,467 2.4094
Purchase 16,884 5.0605 AUD
Purchase 31,563 5.15000 AUD
Purchase 1 5.1905 AUD
Purchase 41,310 2.4520
Purchase 10,657 2.4954
Purchase 11,143 2.4387
Purchase 2,345 5.0300 AUD
Purchase 10 5.0820 AUD
Purchase 4,685 2.4866
Purchase 53,219 4.8900 AUD
Purchase 1,744 5.0828 AUD
Purchase 21,292 2.3735
Purchase 25,623 2.4730
Purchase 586 5.0827 AUD
Purchase 1,839 5.1265 AUD
Purchase 14,400 2.4884
Sale 31,563 5.1500 AUD
Sale 1 5.1905 AUD
Sale 5,708 2.4558
Sale 17,467 2.4012
Sale 17,874 2.4388
Sale 17,989 2.3874
Sale 30,791 2.4377
Sale 37,924 2.4336
Sale 3,000 2.4638
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 17989 2.3874
CFD Long 59 2.392
CFD Long 11581 2.3969
CFD Long 5433 2.3975
CFD Long 17467 2.4011
CFD Long 37924 2.4336
CFD Long 17874 2.4387
CFD Long 5708 2.4558
CFD Long 3000 2.4637
CFD Short 15547 2.3906
CFD Short 17467 2.4093
CFD Short 41310 2.452
CFD Short 25623 2.473
CFD Short 5718 2.4774
CFD Short 4685 2.4866
CFD Short 14400 2.4884
CFD Short 10657 2.4954
CFD Short 2345 5.030 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 23 April 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