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 22 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 17,648,351 4.25% 861,195 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,002,940 0.24% 445,339 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,651,291 4.49% 1,306,534 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 3,885 5.5752 AUD
Purchase 35,810 2.7995
Purchase 27,353 2.8729
Purchase 1,306 2.8148
Purchase 20,276 2.8298
Purchase 18,281 2.8335
Purchase 44,085 2.8579
Purchase 2,187 5.4539 AUD
Purchase 5,654 5.4095 AUD
Purchase 17,797 5.6100 AUD
Purchase 93 5.9300 AUD
Purchase 7,068 2.9229
Purchase 10,600 2.8551
Sale 3,885 5.5752 AUD
Sale 10,097 2.8540
Sale 9,400 2.8772
Sale 21,039 2.8175
Sale 9,148 2.8571
Sale 42,486 2.8659
Sale 45,737 2.8481
Sale 4,400 2.8946
Sale 1,940 5.6100 AUD
Sale 5,654 5.4095 AUD
Sale 9,200 5.5556 AUD
Sale 9,539 5.4770 AUD
Sale 15,857 5.6100 AUD
Sale 4,605 6.0224 AUD
Sale 17,816 5.9541 AUD
Sale 61,622 5.9949 AUD
Sale 1,000 2.8950
Sale 88 5.6300 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 14784 2.7656
CFD Long 19202 2.8149
CFD Long 21039 2.8175
CFD Long 45737 2.848
CFD Long 10097 2.8539
CFD Long 9148 2.8571
CFD Long 9400 2.8772
CFD Long 4400 2.8946
CFD Long 1000 2.895
CFD Long 9200 5.5556 AUD
CFD Long 88 5.6300 AUD
CFD Long 17816 5.9541 AUD
CFD Long 61622 5.9949 AUD
CFD Long 4605 6.0224 AUD
CFD Short 35810 2.7994
CFD Short 1306 2.8148
CFD Short 20276 2.8298
CFD Short 18281 2.8334
CFD Short 10600 2.855
CFD Short 44085 2.8579
CFD Short 7068 2.9229
CFD Short 2187 5.4538 AUD
CFD Short 93 5.9300 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 26 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