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 21 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 17,745,483 4.28% 879,209 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,020,390 0.25% 467,271 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,765,873 4.52% 1,346,480 0.32%
(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 8,429 2.7031
Purchase 533 5.5939 AUD
Purchase 107 2.7000
Purchase 5,602 5.7306 AUD
Purchase 4,953 5.6110 AUD
Purchase 2,732 5.5938 AUD
Purchase 649 5.5939 AUD
Purchase 7,000 2.7385
Purchase 10,830 2.7479
Purchase 33,901 2.7172
Purchase 46,667 2.7500
Purchase 6,733 2.6950
Purchase 39,504 2.7159
Purchase 18,802 2.7129
Sale 10,883 2.7336
Sale 62,341 2.7088
Sale 7,900 5.5914 AUD
Sale 4,000 5.6089 AUD
Sale 570 5.7049 AUD
Sale 11,294 2.7496
Sale 32,271 2.7377
Sale 500 2.7500
Sale 150,000 2.7306
Sale 17,558 2.7356
Sale 982 2.7607
Sale 1,600 2.7046
Sale 22,532 2.7282
Sale 21,644 2.7151
Sale 421 2.7595
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1600 2.7046
CFD Long 62341 2.7088
CFD Long 16981 2.7177
CFD Long 22532 2.7281
CFD Long 10883 2.7335
CFD Long 32271 2.7376
CFD Long 11294 2.7495
CFD Long 2197 2.7522
CFD Long 421 2.7595
CFD Long 982 2.7606
CFD Long 7900 5.5914 AUD
CFD Long 4000 5.6088 AUD
CFD Long 570 5.7049 AUD
CFD Short 6733 2.695
CFD Short 107 2.7
CFD Short 8429 2.703
CFD Short 18802 2.7128
CFD Short 39504 2.7159
CFD Short 7000 2.7385
CFD Short 10830 2.7479
CFD Short 46667 2.7499
CFD Short 4953 5.6110 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 22 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