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 18 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 17,822,076 4.29% 825,266 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 947,630 0.23% 442,086 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,769,706 4.52% 1,267,352 0.31%
(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 39,125 2.5621
Purchase 22,411 2.5627
Purchase 14,564 2.5360
Purchase 12,325 2.5213
Purchase 11,545 2.5444
Purchase 9,855 2.5393
Purchase 8,924 2.5459
Purchase 10,025 5.1167 AUD
Purchase 4,583 5.1191 AUD
Purchase 3,100 5.1023 AUD
Purchase 250 2.5054
Purchase 1,230 2.5438
Purchase 752 2.5225
Sale 4,904 2.5101
Sale 422 2.4979
Sale 571 2.6040
Sale 1,913 2.6000
Sale 4,643 2.6000
Sale 42,755 2.5439
Sale 5,553 2.4875
Sale 4,558 2.5151
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 422 2.4978
CFD Long 4904 2.51
CFD Long 4558 2.515
CFD Long 8278 2.5438
CFD Long 42755 2.5439
CFD Long 7256 2.6
CFD Long 571 2.604
CFD Short 250 2.5053
CFD Short 12325 2.5213
CFD Short 14564 2.5359
CFD Short 9855 2.5392
CFD Short 1230 2.5437
CFD Short 8924 2.5458
CFD Short 39125 2.562
CFD Short 22411 2.5626
CFD Short 3100 5.1023 AUD
CFD Short 10025 5.1166 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 19 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