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 28 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 17,488,960 4.21% 835,844 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,071,513 0.26% 252,366 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,560,473 4.47% 1,088,210 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 6,000 2.8282
Purchase 13,037 5,6723 AUD
Purchase 4,845 5.6994 AUD
Purchase 1,725 5.8004 AUD
Purchase 1,598 5.6055 AUD
Purchase 624 2.8124
Purchase 21,484 5.6723 AUD
Purchase 1,700 2.8275
Purchase 62,331 2.8639
Purchase 9,752 2.8828
Purchase 13,970 2.8544
Purchase 17,387 2.8698
Purchase 21,038 2.8678
Purchase 1,016 2.8485
Sale 6,306 2.9068
Sale 8,541 2.9092
Sale 13,047 2.8662
Sale 1,725 5.8004 AUD
Sale 4,100 5.6747 AUD
Sale 4,845 5.6994 AUD
Sale 6,570 5.7258 AUD
Sale 31,897 2.8696
Sale 55,908 2.8583
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14144 2.8456
CFD Long 1016 2.8486
CFD Long 1099 2.8624
CFD Long 11948 2.8665
CFD Long 31897 2.8696
CFD Long 6306 2.9067
CFD Long 4100 5.6746 AUD
CFD Short 624 2.8124
CFD Short 1700 2.8275
CFD Short 6000 2.8281
CFD Short 1016 2.8485
CFD Short 13970 2.8543
CFD Short 62331 2.8638
CFD Short 21038 2.8678
CFD Short 9752 2.8827
(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 29 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