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 09 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 17,305,715 4.17% 991,796 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,241,984 0.30% 336,628 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,547,699 4.47% 1,328,424 0.32%
(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 10,182 2.7450
Purchase 1,010 5.5336 AUD
Purchase 850 2.7604
Purchase 1,400 2.7753
Purchase 4,649 2.7307
Purchase 4,156 5.4945 AUD
Purchase 7,105 2.7658
Purchase 61,399 2.7682
Purchase 15,444 2.7500
Purchase 37,948 2.7647
Purchase 38,074 2.7780
Sale 11,794 2.7812
Sale 12,170 2.7741
Sale 4,837 2.7551
Sale 15,454 2.7871
Sale 27,827 2.7753
Sale 19,963 5.4338 AUD
Sale 5,155 2.7071
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5155 2.707
CFD Long 3135 2.7321
CFD Long 7804 2.7691
CFD Long 12170 2.7741
CFD Long 27827 2.7752
CFD Long 15454 2.787
CFD Long 1702 2.7973
CFD Short 4649 2.7306
CFD Short 850 2.7604
CFD Short 5822 2.7625
CFD Short 37948 2.7647
CFD Short 61399 2.7681
CFD Short 24365 2.7716
CFD Short 1400 2.7752
CFD Short 38074 2.7779
CFD Short 1283 2.7801
CFD Short 1010 5.5335 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 10 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