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 23 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 16,661,419 4.01% 1,106,765 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,242,097 0.30% 327,609 0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 17,903,516 4.31% 1,434,374 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 6,638 2.3013
Purchase 10,950 2.2858
Purchase 25,033 2.2639
Purchase 15,584 2.3148
Purchase 40,604 2.2893
Purchase 43,996 2.2546
Purchase 3,499 2.2188
Purchase 132,845 2.2908
Purchase 8,853 4.6008 AUD
Purchase 800 2.3529
Sale 6,580 2.3050
Sale 24,014 2.3156
Sale 8,823 2.3150
Sale 14,354 2.3156
Sale 14,360 2.3156
Sale 7,336 2.3150
Sale 14,992 2.2827
Sale 400 2.2135
Sale 21,008 2.3156
Sale 21,102 4.5793 AUD
Sale 26,050 2.3475
Sale 32,601 2.2695
Sale 40,846 2.2780
Sale 52,023 2.2921
Sale 107,472 2.3382
Sale 28,221 4.6005 AUD
Sale 15,992 2.2005
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 15992 2.2004
CFD Long 400 2.2134
CFD Long 19904 2.2569
CFD Long 14992 2.2826
CFD Long 52023 2.292
CFD Long 20942 2.298
CFD Long 6580 2.305
CFD Long 107472 2.3382
CFD Long 28221 4.6005 AUD
CFD Short 10702 2.1936
CFD Short 3499 2.2187
CFD Short 19745 2.2456
CFD Short 24251 2.2618
CFD Short 10950 2.2857
CFD Short 40604 2.2892
CFD Short 132845 2.2908
CFD Short 1856 2.2998
CFD Short 15584 2.3147
CFD Short 800 2.3529
(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 24 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