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 02 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 17,412,866 4.20% 940,086 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,171,260 0.28% 305,982 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,584,126 4.48% 1,246,068 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 400 3.1129
Purchase 2,555 3.0919
Purchase 1,470 3.0500
Purchase 1,139 3.1076
Purchase 49,950 3.1138
Purchase 10,916 3.0988
Purchase 2,211 3.0280
Purchase 14,247 3.1129
Purchase 8,380 3.1155
Purchase 27,367 3.1171
Purchase 34,445 3.1350
Purchase 36,606 3.1226
Purchase 49,627 3.1350
Sale 1,989 6.1976 AUD
Sale 5,575 6.1975 AUD
Sale 18,230 6.1697 AUD
Sale 1,865 3.1278
Sale 778 3.1326
Sale 2,211 3.1060
Sale 1,300 6.1857 AUD
Sale 7,200 3.1261
Sale 12,182 3.1059
Sale 17,930 3.1002
Sale 34,445 3.1350
Sale 40,798 3.1201
Sale 49,627 3.1350
Sale 3,728 3.1668
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 7257 3.0897
CFD Long 17930 3.1002
CFD Long 2211 3.106
CFD Long 1139 3.1077
CFD Long 40798 3.1201
CFD Long 7200 3.126
CFD Long 1865 3.1278
CFD Long 778 3.1325
CFD Long 3728 3.1667
CFD Long 1300 6.1856 AUD
CFD Short 2211 3.0279
CFD Short 2555 3.0918
CFD Short 10916 3.0987
CFD Short 1139 3.1076
CFD Short 400 3.1128
CFD Short 49950 3.1138
CFD Short 8380 3.1154
CFD Short 27367 3.117
CFD Short 2944 3.1189
CFD Short 33662 3.1228
CFD Short 437 3.14
(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 03 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