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 05 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 17,299,948 4.17% 964,129 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,189,522 0.29% 258,359 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,489,470 4.46% 1,222,488 0.29%
(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 11,937 2.9603
Purchase 1,500 2.9852
Purchase 431 6.7985 AUD
Purchase 7,560 2.9990
Purchase 60,724 2.9906
Purchase 14,742 2.9863
Purchase 15,913 2.9956
Purchase 22,299 2.9900
Purchase 25,018 2.9800
Sale 13,462 2.9837
Sale 21,566 2.9750
Sale 5,560 2.9990
Sale 3,590 2.9496
Sale 45,675 2.9854
Sale 1,601 5.8670 AUD
Sale 2,600 5.7312 AUD
Sale 680 5.8669 AUD
Sale 24,688 5.6915 AUD
Sale 936 2.9160
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 936 2.9159
CFD Long 3590 2.9495
CFD Long 5462 2.9748
CFD Long 21566 2.9749
CFD Long 45675 2.9853
CFD Long 8000 2.9898
CFD Long 2600 5.7311 AUD
CFD Short 2963 2.9732
CFD Short 25018 2.98
CFD Short 1500 2.9852
CFD Short 14742 2.9863
CFD Short 15854 2.9867
CFD Short 60724 2.9906
CFD Short 15913 2.9955
CFD Short 7560 2.999
CFD Short 3482 3.0191
(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 08 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