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 15 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 17,078,506 4.12% 1,073,104 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,275,194 0.31% 338,400 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,353,700 4.42% 1,411,504 0.34%
(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 1,444 2.7700
Purchase 1,630 2.8029
Purchase 503 5.7233 AUD
Purchase 1,963 2.6447
Purchase 76,011 2.6453
Purchase 9,637 2.7457
Purchase 41,991 2.6980
Purchase 9,950 2.6237
Purchase 11,529 2.7821
Sale 36,122 2.6292
Sale 1,810 2.7391
Sale 2,770 2.6917
Sale 1,135 2.8118
Sale 29,533 2.6714
Sale 123 5.8273 AUD
Sale 65,975 2.6464
Sale 72,065 2.6868
Sale 77,233 2.6732
Sale 6,305 5.7657 AUD
Sale 4,000 5.7718 AUD
Sale 3,750 5.6794 AUD
Sale 13,932 2.6483
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 36122 2.6291
CFD Long 65975 2.6463
CFD Long 13932 2.6483
CFD Long 77233 2.6732
CFD Long 61631 2.6743
CFD Long 2770 2.6917
CFD Long 1810 2.7391
CFD Long 10434 2.76
CFD Long 1135 2.8117
CFD Long 4000 5.7718 AUD
CFD Long 123 5.8273 AUD
CFD Short 9950 2.6237
CFD Short 1963 2.6446
CFD Short 76011 2.6453
CFD Short 1777 2.7023
CFD Short 2262 2.7035
CFD Short 16658 2.7036
CFD Short 9637 2.7457
CFD Short 1444 2.77
CFD Short 11529 2.7821
CFD Short 1630 2.8029
CFD Short 503 5.7233 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 16 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