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 27 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 17,474,656 4.21% 863,383 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,079,818 0.26% 214,750 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,554,474 4.47% 1,078,133 0.26%
(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 4,430 2.8463
Purchase 13,412 6.0418 AUD
Purchase 35 6.0506 AUD
Purchase 624 2.8750
Purchase 1,200 2.8652
Purchase 1,542 2.8546
Purchase 13,447 6.0419 AUD
Purchase 3,884 2.7978
Purchase 5,332 2.8449
Purchase 5,500 2.9439
Purchase 20,185 2.9163
Purchase 20,017 2.8261
Purchase 11,188 2.8360
Sale 11,952 2.8346
Sale 13,412 6.0418 AUD
Sale 400 6.0413 AUD
Sale 35 6.0506 AUD
Sale 4,538 2.8482
Sale 859 2.8295
Sale 6,717 2.8259
Sale 2,228 2.9269
Sale 10,942 2.8282
Sale 10,748 2.8482
Sale 41,947 2.8489
Sale 10,321 2.8483
Sale 14,723 2.8444
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 6717 2.8258
CFD Long 10942 2.8282
CFD Long 859 2.8294
CFD Long 14723 2.8443
CFD Long 10321 2.8482
CFD Long 41947 2.8489
CFD Long 8038 2.8546
CFD Long 34553 2.8699
CFD Long 2228 2.9269
CFD Long 400 6.0413 AUD
CFD Short 3884 2.7977
CFD Short 3603 2.8288
CFD Short 11188 2.836
CFD Short 5332 2.8449
CFD Short 4430 2.8463
CFD Short 1542 2.8545
CFD Short 1200 2.8651
CFD Short 20185 2.9162
CFD Short 5500 2.9438
(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 28 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