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 26 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 17,515,261 4.22% 875,962 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,052,723 0.25% 261,519 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,567,984 4.47% 1,137,481 0.27%
(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 8,592 2.8232
Purchase 1,123 2.8187
Purchase 10,701 2.8659
Purchase 1,752 2.8279
Purchase 39,124 2.8157
Purchase 41,057 2.8217
Purchase 3,233 2.8173
Purchase 24,786 2.8390
Purchase 18,594 2.8014
Purchase 1,633 6.0703 AUD
Purchase 9,423 5.9594 AUD
Sale 13,919 2.8650
Sale 9,536 2.8225
Sale 8,744 2.8650
Sale 2,355 2.8362
Sale 2,230 2.9107
Sale 1,556 2.8650
Sale 1,428 2.8277
Sale 8,927 2.8315
Sale 11,056 5.9758 AUD
Sale 1,140 6.0115 AUD
Sale 1,633 6.0703 AUD
Sale 3,492 6.0114 AUD
Sale 5,909 6.0114 AUD
Sale 6,093 6.0114 AUD
Sale 31,165 2.8079
Sale 9,423 5.9594 AUD
Sale 24,782 2.8324
Sale 24,787 6.0661 AUD
Sale 34,100 5.9865 AUD
Sale 60,711 2.8211
Sale 648 6.0115 AUD
Sale 36,983 2.8448
Sale 900 2.8320
Sale 6,358 6.0114 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 31165 2.8079
CFD Long 60711 2.8211
CFD Long 1428 2.8277
CFD Long 15318 2.828
CFD Long 8927 2.8314
CFD Long 900 2.832
CFD Long 24782 2.8324
CFD Long 2355 2.8361
CFD Long 36983 2.8447
CFD Long 39214 2.8746
CFD Long 2230 2.9106
CFD Long 34100 5.9864 AUD
CFD Long 24787 6.0661 AUD
CFD Short 39124 2.8156
CFD Short 3233 2.8172
CFD Short 2879 2.8178
CFD Short 1123 2.8187
CFD Short 41057 2.8216
CFD Short 8592 2.8231
CFD Short 1752 2.8279
CFD Short 24786 2.8389
CFD Short 10701 2.8658
(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 27 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