Rule 8.3 - AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
The Rule 8.3 report published earlier today contained incorrect holdings and trade data. Corrected data is shown on this
report.
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 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 17,706,741 4.74% 907,160 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,103,535 0.30% 407,245 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,810,276 5.04% 1,314,405 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 13,431 2.4550
Purchase 3,300 5.1010 AUD
Purchase 2,628 5.2055 AUD
Purchase 632 2.4450
Purchase 10,422 2.4343
Purchase 53,219 2.3900
Purchase 10,834 2.4560
Purchase 50,000 2.4444
Purchase 16,616 2.4557
Purchase 17,661 2.4436
Purchase 18,503 2.4881
Purchase 22,930 2.4269
Sale 16,504 2.4159
Sale 9,239 2.5213
Sale 8,531 2.4402
Sale 18,109 2.4571
Sale 15,414 2.4545
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 16504 2.4158
CFD Long 15414 2.4545
CFD Long 18109 2.457
CFD Long 29510 2.4897
CFD Long 9239 2.5212
CFD Long 11024 2.6542
CFD Short 22930 2.4268
CFD Short 10422 2.4342
CFD Short 17661 2.4435
CFD Short 632 2.445
CFD Short 13431 2.4549
CFD Short 16616 2.4557
CFD Short 18503 2.4881
CFD Short 4309 2.4951
CFD Short 8041 2.6139
CFD Short 3300 5.1010 AUD
CFD Short 2628 5.2055 AUD
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
27/04/2009 Short 2,010 2.6144
27/04/2009 Short 6,031 2.6137
28/04/2009 Short 1,077 2.4956
28/04/2009 Short 3,232 2.495
27/04/2009 Long 8,268 2.6544
27/04/2009 Long 2,756 2.6538
28/04/2009 Long 7,377 2.4899
28/04/2009 Long 22,133 2.4897
(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 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