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 19 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 17,062,909 4.11% 1,014,244 0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,192,830 0.29% 446,474 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,255,739 4.40% 1,460,718 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 6,815 2.4123
Purchase 3,223 2.4101
Purchase 78,870 2.4189
Purchase 76,139 2.4189
Purchase 54,333 2.4235
Purchase 3,544 2.4125
Purchase 25,654 2.4135
Sale 2,000 2.3822
Sale 4,082 2.4125
Sale 4,229 2.4125
Sale 4,587 2.3207
Sale 4,587 2.3207
Sale 6,740 2.4704
Sale 1,114 2.3200
Sale 9,818 2.4040
Sale 600 4.8590 AUD
Sale 10,880 2.4128
Sale 29,095 2.4190
Sale 44,824 2.4222
Sale 13,344 4.7574 AUD
Sale 12,880 4.8089 AUD
Sale 8,686 2.4444
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 2000 2.3822
CFD Long 9818 2.404
CFD Long 10880 2.4127
CFD Long 44824 2.4221
CFD Long 8686 2.4443
CFD Long 6740 2.4704
CFD Long 600 4.8590 AUD
CFD Short 3223 2.4101
CFD Short 6815 2.4122
CFD Short 10815 2.4175
CFD Short 78870 2.4189
CFD Short 65324 2.419
CFD Short 2483 2.4193
CFD Short 54333 2.4234
(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 22 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