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 22 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 16,742,473 4.03% 1,040,447 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,216,814 0.29% 308,016 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 17,959,287 4.33% 1,348,463 0.32%
(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 9,300 2.3658
Purchase 18,457 4.9105 AUD
Purchase 1,076 4.8886 AUD
Purchase 1,415 2.3249
Purchase 5,600 2.2943
Purchase 6,021 2.3731
Purchase 18,929 2.3158
Purchase 36,656 2.3207
Purchase 52,386 2.3298
Purchase 30,044 2.3478
Sale 49,990 2.3488
Sale 63,551 2.3456
Sale 56,066 2.3447
Sale 51,543 4.8674 AUD
Sale 38,225 4.8000 AUD
Sale 36,042 4.8226 AUD
Sale 274 2.3350
Sale 3,622 2.3447
Sale 6,021 2.4271
Sale 4,920 2.3719
Sale 5,014 4.8667 AUD
Sale 75,312 2.3419
Sale 18,521 2.3319
Sale 35,565 2.3447
Sale 24,286 2.3313
Sale 25,610 2.3536
Sale 27,607 2.3447
Sale 4,354 2.3866
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 18521 2.3318
CFD Long 274 2.335
CFD Long 75312 2.3419
CFD Long 63551 2.3456
CFD Long 49990 2.3487
CFD Long 17887 2.3517
CFD Long 7723 2.3578
CFD Long 4920 2.3719
CFD Long 4354 2.3865
CFD Long 6021 2.4271
CFD Long 51543 4.8674 AUD
CFD Short 5600 2.2943
CFD Short 18929 2.3158
CFD Short 7955 2.3173
CFD Short 1415 2.3249
CFD Short 52386 2.3297
CFD Short 12883 2.349
CFD Short 22089 2.3588
CFD Short 9300 2.3658
CFD Short 6021 2.373
CFD Short 1076 4.8886 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 23 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