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 12 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 17,181,284 4.14% 1,015,787 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,226,116 0.30% 431,123 0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,407,400 4.44% 1,446,910 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 20,864 2.8027
Purchase 4,469 2.8168
Purchase 7,502 2.8026
Purchase 16,525 2.8027
Purchase 1,820 2.7904
Purchase 20,644 2.8292
Purchase 227 2.8250
Purchase 114 5.7606 AUD
Sale 26,854 2.8383
Sale 25,665 2.8550
Sale 24,310 2.8112
Sale 34,605 2.8413
Sale 46,880 2.7925
Sale 43,029 5.7123 AUD
Sale 14,460 2.8195
Sale 14,190 2.8251
Sale 12,657 2.8023
Sale 7,105 5.7304 AUD
Sale 6,807 2.8035
Sale 5,666 2.8023
Sale 1,500 5.8088 AUD
Sale 18,362 2.8079
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 46880 2.7925
CFD Long 16253 2.8028
CFD Long 6807 2.8035
CFD Long 24310 2.8112
CFD Long 14460 2.8195
CFD Long 14190 2.8251
CFD Long 26854 2.8382
CFD Long 2109 2.8466
CFD Long 1500 5.8088 AUD
CFD Short 1820 2.7904
CFD Short 4252 2.798
CFD Short 37389 2.8026
CFD Short 3250 2.8086
CFD Short 4469 2.8168
CFD Short 227 2.825
(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 15 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