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 20 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 17,969,875 4.33% 945,547 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,073,687 0.26% 551,515 0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 19,043,562 4.59% 1,497,062 0.36%
(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 24,317 2.7499
Purchase 1,088 2.7455
Purchase 2,129 2.6635
Purchase 4,943 2.7492
Purchase 16,045 2.7029
Purchase 17,558 2.7250
Purchase 19,421 2.6911
Purchase 128 2.7075
Purchase 21,376 2.7000
Purchase 24,739 2.7368
Purchase 31,337 2.7146
Purchase 34,373 2.7296
Purchase 16,242 5.2937 AUD
Sale 1,500 5.3583 AUD
Sale 24,655 2.6842
Sale 40,166 2.7619
Sale 15,690 2.7122
Sale 41,653 2.7362
Sale 2,554 2.7163
Sale 59,298 2.6323
Sale 19,986 2.7155
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 24655 2.6841
CFD Long 15690 2.7121
CFD Long 2554 2.7163
CFD Long 22462 2.7341
CFD Long 41653 2.7362
CFD Long 40166 2.7618
CFD Long 1500 5.3582 AUD
CFD Short 59298 2.6338
CFD Short 2129 2.6635
CFD Short 19421 2.6911
CFD Short 16045 2.7029
CFD Short 128 2.7075
CFD Short 31337 2.7145
CFD Short 34373 2.7295
CFD Short 24739 2.7367
CFD Short 1088 2.7454
CFD Short 4943 2.7492
CFD Short 24317 2.7499
CFD Short 16242 5.2936 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 21 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