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 15 May 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 17,782,863 4.29% 859,423 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 962,234 0.23% 403,625 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,745,097 4.52% 1,263,048 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 12,484 2.6137
Purchase 1,029 2.5450
Purchase 2,224 2.6392
Purchase 3,394 2.5877
Purchase 14,200 5.1773 AUD
Purchase 5,900 2.7125
Purchase 19,948 2.6275
Purchase 23,446 2.6353
Purchase 29,332 2.6208
Purchase 30,159 2.6102
Purchase 5,553 2.6150
Sale 18,188 2.6315
Sale 17,591 2.6494
Sale 17,454 2.5908
Sale 44,875 2.6055
Sale 4,000 2.5823
Sale 3,103 2.5702
Sale 2,290 2.6527
Sale 1,700 2.5922
Sale 37,317 2.6221
Sale 1,673 5.1295 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4000 2.5823
CFD Long 17454 2.5908
CFD Long 1700 2.5922
CFD Long 44875 2.6054
CFD Long 1929 2.6125
CFD Long 4957 2.615
CFD Long 37317 2.622
CFD Long 14239 2.6392
CFD Long 17591 2.6493
CFD Long 61797 2.6525
CFD Long 2290 2.6526
CFD Long 5806 2.659
CFD Short 3394 2.5876
CFD Short 30159 2.6101
CFD Short 12484 2.6136
CFD Short 29332 2.6208
CFD Short 19948 2.6275
CFD Short 2224 2.6391
CFD Short 61797 2.6525
CFD Short 5900 2.7125
CFD Short 14200 5.1773 AUD
NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
13/05/2009 Short 41,198 2.6525
13/05/2009 Long 41,198 2.6525
(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 18 May 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