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 01 June 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 17,409,715 4.20% 974,665 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,195,484 0.29% 274,451 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,605,199 4.48% 1,249,116 0.30%
(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 18,016 3.1395
Purchase 1,460 3.1063
Purchase 2,634 3.1380
Purchase 3,301 3.1350
Purchase 10,955 3.1148
Purchase 660 3.0730
Purchase 18,011 3.1379
Purchase 35,406 3.1130
Purchase 2,091 6.1806 AUD
Purchase 1,862 8.2000 AUD
Sale 35,317 3.1224
Sale 18,300 3.1560
Sale 3,700 6.1600 AUD
Sale 109,092 3.1010
Sale 4,478 6.1900 AUD
Sale 9,831 3.1179
Sale 7,040 3.1211
Sale 3,376 3.1375
Sale 19,438 6.1986 AUD
Sale 16,733 3.1732
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 24519 3.0697
CFD Long 109092 3.101
CFD Long 7040 3.121
CFD Long 35317 3.1224
CFD Long 3376 3.1375
CFD Long 4733 3.1414
CFD Long 18300 3.156
CFD Long 12000 3.1856
CFD Long 7485 3.1977
CFD Long 1200 5.932 AUD
CFD Long 3700 6.1599 AUD
CFD Short 660 3.073
CFD Short 1583 3.0876
CFD Short 1745 3.0992
CFD Short 1460 3.1063
CFD Short 35406 3.113
CFD Short 10955 3.1147
CFD Short 2634 3.1379
CFD Short 18016 3.1395
CFD Short 16428 3.1427
CFD Short 4343 3.192
CFD Short 2091 6.1806 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 02 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