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 16 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 17,051,531 4.11% 1,099,074 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,308,463 0.32% 383,283 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,359,994 4.42% 1,482,357 0.36%
(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 27,426 2.6046
Purchase 2,701 2.5500
Purchase 4,568 2.6501
Purchase 6,230 2.5943
Purchase 22,068 2.5938
Purchase 60,864 2.6142
Purchase 200 5.1100 AUD
Purchase 1,875 5.1795 AUD
Sale 13,870 2.6057
Sale 2,490 2.6374
Sale 1,875 5.1795 AUD
Sale 3,825 2.5825
Sale 1,943 5.1788 AUD
Sale 4,881 2.6149
Sale 5,687 2.6057
Sale 20,853 2.6008
Sale 12,371 2.6150
Sale 15,906 2.6057
Sale 1,461 2.5825
Sale 11,300 501622 AUD
Sale 586 2.5696
Sale 29,330 2.5746
Sale 35,704 2.5990
Sale 14,375 5.1970 AUD
Sale 2,420 5.1335 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 586 2.5696
CFD Long 28597 2.5739
CFD Long 35704 2.599
CFD Long 733 2.5998
CFD Long 4881 2.6148
CFD Long 2490 2.6373
CFD Long 11300 5.1622 AUD
CFD Short 1975 2.5693
CFD Short 22068 2.5937
CFD Short 6230 2.5942
CFD Short 60864 2.6142
CFD Short 4568 2.6501
CFD Short 200 5.11 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 17 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