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 29 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 17,415,986 4.20% 848,027 0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,076,071 0.26% 260,760 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,492,057 4.46% 1,108,787 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 20,464 3.0486
Purchase 101,562 3.0491
Purchase 2,395 5.9413 AUD
Purchase 34,109 3.0382
Purchase 27,255 3.0599
Purchase 1,537 5.9414 AUD
Purchase 23,843 3.0328
Purchase 700 2.9305
Purchase 2,000 2.9704
Purchase 18,845 6.0106 AUD
Purchase 7,055 3.0242
Sale 1,200 5.9333 AUD
Sale 696 3.0669
Sale 5,600 3.0728
Sale 21,648 3.0562
Sale 111,227 3.0674
Sale 23,098 3.0798
Sale 24,519 3.0700
Sale 25,734 3.0616
Sale 100,000 3.0282
Sale 9,475 3.0023
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2046 2.9759
CFD Long 16892 3.0504
CFD Long 21648 3.0561
CFD Long 696 3.0669
CFD Long 111227 3.0674
CFD Long 24519 3.0699
CFD Long 5600 3.0728
CFD Long 23098 3.0798
CFD Long 8842 3.0827
CFD Long 1200 5.9332 AUD
CFD Short 700 2.9305
CFD Short 2000 2.9703
CFD Short 14094 3.0099
CFD Short 34109 3.0381
CFD Short 2691 3.0461
CFD Short 6980 3.0462
CFD Short 20464 3.0486
CFD Short 101562 3.0491
CFD Short 27255 3.0598
CFD Short 9749 3.0656
(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 01 June 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