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 10 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 17,376,935 4.19% 973,541 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,226,785 0.30% 469,000 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,603,720 4.48% 1,442,541 0.35%
(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 26,949 2.8185
Purchase 11,931 2.8079
Purchase 12,458 2.8169
Purchase 13,843 2.8115
Purchase 14,320 2.8054
Purchase 22,185 2.7650
Purchase 24,843 2.7504
Purchase 28,298 2.8335
Purchase 38,830 2.8296
Purchase 78,719 2.8472
Purchase 3,400 5.4384 AUD
Purchase 1,062 5.5314 AUD
Purchase 431 5.4685 AUD
Sale 18,759 5.4495 AUD
Sale 5,344 2.7787
Sale 2,859 2.8785
Sale 11,931 2.8339
Sale 12,458 2.8110
Sale 274 2.8087
Sale 12,717 2.8425
Sale 24,843 2.8635
Sale 18,467 5.4468 AUD
Sale 42,138 2.8387
Sale 15,444 2.7404
Sale 5,251 2.8425
Sale 4,179 2.8379
Sale 13,130 2.8425
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 5344 2.7786
CFD Long 274 2.8086
CFD Long 12458 2.8109
CFD Long 1144 2.8259
CFD Long 4179 2.8379
CFD Long 42138 2.8386
CFD Long 1217 2.8598
CFD Long 24843 2.8635
CFD Long 1642 2.8923
CFD Short 24843 2.7504
CFD Short 14320 2.8053
CFD Short 11931 2.8079
CFD Short 12458 2.8168
CFD Short 26949 2.8184
CFD Short 38830 2.8296
CFD Short 28298 2.8334
CFD Short 78719 2.8471
CFD Short 3400 5.4384 AUD
CFD Short 1062 5.5313 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 11 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