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 19 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 17,893,568 4.31% 877,434 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,004,184 0.24% 515,228 0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,897,752 4.55% 1,392,662 0.34%
(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 5,750 2.6326
Purchase 12,897 5.3386 AUD
Purchase 511 2.6000
Purchase 1,213 2.6036
Purchase 16,168 5.2964 AUD
Purchase 4,990 2.6516
Purchase 24,143 2.6464
Purchase 25,236 2.6565
Purchase 26,538 2.6944
Purchase 51,700 2.6432
Purchase 52,676 2.6569
Sale 24,877 2.6407
Sale 22,105 2.6455
Sale 16,985 2.6688
Sale 55,649 2.6771
Sale 2,842 2.7192
Sale 1,019 2.6371
Sale 2,600 5.3935 AUD
Sale 5,906 5.3095 AUD
Sale 13,149 5.2949 AUD
Sale 52,695 2.6641
Sale 4,671 2.6775
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1019 2.6371
CFD Long 24877 2.6406
CFD Long 52695 2.664
CFD Long 16985 2.6687
CFD Long 55649 2.677
CFD Long 3847 2.6775
CFD Long 4508 2.7033
CFD Long 2661 2.7084
CFD Long 2842 2.7192
CFD Long 2600 5.3935 AUD
CFD Short 1213 2.6035
CFD Short 5750 2.6326
CFD Short 51700 2.6432
CFD Short 4990 2.6515
CFD Short 25236 2.6565
CFD Short 52676 2.6569
CFD Short 26538 2.6943
CFD Short 16168 5.2963 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 20 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