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 11 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 17,361,159 4.18% 985,737 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,210,027 0.29% 372,674 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,571,186 4.48% 1,358,411 0.33%
(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 22,673 2.8323
Purchase 763 2.8277
Purchase 1,251 2.8330
Purchase 4,587 2.8500
Purchase 6,378 2.8310
Purchase 7,330 2.7986
Purchase 600 2.7968
Purchase 20,575 2.8113
Purchase 60,122 2.8326
Purchase 12,678 5.7200 AUD
Purchase 288 5.6428 AUD
Purchase 172 5.6100 AUD
Purchase 1,523 5.7200 AUD
Sale 614 2.8447
Sale 6,065 5.6830 AUD
Sale 800 2.7500
Sale 8,381 5.6349 AUD
Sale 11,721 5.6566 AUD
Sale 4,587 2.8500
Sale 22,185 2.7801
Sale 7,666 2.8202
Sale 270 2.8578
Sale 10,140 2.8240
Sale 1,523 5.7200 AUD
Sale 22,706 2.8290
Sale 29,405 2.8344
Sale 34,445 2.8100
Sale 6,404 2.8496
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 800 2.75
CFD Long 6001 2.814
CFD Long 10140 2.8239
CFD Long 22706 2.8289
CFD Long 1665 2.8423
CFD Long 614 2.8446
CFD Long 6404 2.8495
CFD Long 270 2.8578
CFD Long 6065 5.6829 AUD
CFD Short 1414 2.7851
CFD Short 600 2.7968
CFD Short 5916 2.8017
CFD Short 20124 2.827
CFD Short 763 2.8277
CFD Short 6378 2.8309
CFD Short 22673 2.8322
CFD Short 60122 2.8325
CFD Short 1251 2.8329
CFD Short 172 5.6100 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 12 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