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 24 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 16,596,923 4.00% 1,036,842 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,158,508 0.28% 368,058 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 17,755,431 4.28% 1,404,900 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 15,268 2.3253
Purchase 57,309 2.3695
Purchase 50,825 2.3610
Purchase 780 2.3503
Purchase 35,510 2.3774
Purchase 35,050 2.3436
Purchase 800 2.3729
Purchase 26,050 2.3526
Purchase 12,020 2.3614
Purchase 15,020 2.3680
Sale 114 2.3047
Sale 2,880 2.3923
Sale 5,157 2.3900
Sale 9,627 2.3689
Sale 13,984 2.3699
Sale 1 2.3699
Sale 17,577 2.3614
Sale 3,390 4.7646 AUD
Sale 23,921 2.3829
Sale 34,795 2.3669
Sale 36,949 2.3610
Sale 6,223 4.7181 AUD
Sale 15,268 2.3554
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 114 2.3047
CFD Long 15268 2.3553
CFD Long 3489 2.3603
CFD Long 36949 2.3609
CFD Long 14088 2.3617
CFD Long 9627 2.3688
CFD Long 23921 2.3828
CFD Long 2880 2.3923
CFD Long 3390 4.7646 AUD
CFD Short 15268 2.3253
CFD Short 40431 2.3288
CFD Short 35050 2.3435
CFD Short 780 2.3502
CFD Short 15051 2.3562
CFD Short 12020 2.3613
CFD Short 35774 2.363
CFD Short 6261 2.3648
CFD Short 15020 2.368
CFD Short 57309 2.3694
CFD Short 800 2.3729
(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 25 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