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 08 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 17,208,162 4.15% 979,260 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,246,759 0.30% 237,850 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,454,921 4.45% 1,217,110 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 9,140 2.8755
Purchase 900 2.9200
Purchase 2,780 2.8854
Purchase 3,710 2.8983
Purchase 4,122 2.8921
Purchase 8,329 2.8668
Purchase 1,862 5.6500 AUD
Purchase 15,853 2.8792
Purchase 29,828 2.8788
Sale 15,069 2.8509
Sale 12,323 2.9015
Sale 25,454 2.8742
Sale 357 2.8509
Sale 4,196 2.8509
Sale 26,411 2.8719
Sale 3,890 2.8509
Sale 3,450 2.8761
Sale 31,551 2.8775
Sale 49,627 2.8588
Sale 717 2.8856
Sale 10,396 2.8924
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 26411 2.8719
CFD Long 25454 2.8742
CFD Long 3450 2.876
CFD Long 31551 2.8775
CFD Long 717 2.8855
CFD Long 10396 2.8924
CFD Long 38576 2.8947
CFD Short 2329 2.8666
CFD Short 6000 2.8668
CFD Short 9140 2.8754
CFD Short 29828 2.8787
CFD Short 2780 2.8854
CFD Short 4122 2.892
CFD Short 3710 2.8983
CFD Short 900 2.92
(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 09 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