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 17 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 17,141,117 4.13% 1,077,311 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,251,946 0.30% 333,514 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,393,063 4.43% 1,410,825 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 4,597 4.9925 AUD
Purchase 24,593 2.4489
Purchase 24,608 2.3253
Purchase 27,045 2.3596
Purchase 1,973 2.3361
Purchase 10,891 2.3579
Purchase 67,800 2.3416
Purchase 20,419 2.3162
Purchase 20,507 4.9578 AUD
Purchase 2,831 4.9001 AUD
Purchase 1,014 4.9305 AUD
Purchase 951 4.9590 AUD
Purchase 700 4.8824 AUD
Purchase 5,089 2.4614
Purchase 2,304 2.4700
Purchase 136,497 4.9578 AUD
Sale 55,809 2.3732
Sale 5,220 2.3625
Sale 5,160 2.3755
Sale 16,245 2.2939
Sale 4,000 2.3803
Sale 38,193 2.3727
Sale 53,247 2.3389
Sale 700 4.9814 AUD
Sale 13,181 5.0082 AUD
Sale 3,845 4.9081 AUD
Sale 2,831 4.9001 AUD
Sale 1,014 4.9305 AUD
Sale 41,025 2.3530
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 16245 2.2939
CFD Long 53247 2.3389
CFD Long 20996 2.367
CFD Long 55809 2.3731
CFD Long 5160 2.3755
CFD Long 17197 2.3796
CFD Long 4000 2.3803
CFD Long 700 4.9814 AUD
CFD Short 9092 2.304
CFD Short 1973 2.3361
CFD Short 15516 2.3376
CFD Short 67800 2.3415
CFD Short 10891 2.3578
CFD Short 27045 2.3595
CFD Short 5037 2.4211
CFD Short 2576 2.4212
CFD Short 1946 2.4214
CFD Short 24593 2.4488
CFD Short 1611 2.4518
CFD Short 5282 2.4598
CFD Short 5089 2.4613
CFD Short 700 4.8824 AUD
CFD Short 951 4.9589 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 18 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