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 25 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 14,385,958 3.47% 1,054,397 0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,170,304 0.28% 302,158 0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,556,262 3.75% 1,356,555 0.33%
(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 14,944 2.3454
Purchase 1,600 2.3663
Purchase 1,608 2.2995
Purchase 2,780 2.3450
Purchase 5,586 4.7705 AUD
Purchase 5,416 2.3346
Purchase 69,784 2.3291
Purchase 22,581 2.3323
Purchase 27,943 2.3321
Purchase 23,005 2.3505
Sale 3,773 4.7795 AUD
Sale 44,836 4.7519 AUD
Sale 33,586 4.47519 AUD
Sale 67,500 2.3249
Sale 58,926 2.3380
Sale 44,521 2.3271
Sale 7,311 2.3381
Sale 6,100 4.8123 AUD
Sale 4,133 2.3320
Sale 29,011 2.3389
Sale 24,803 2.3535
Sale 14,944 2.2884
Sale 15,471 2.3400
Sale 19,477 4.7500 AUD
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 14944 2.2883
CFD Long 32102 2.3232
CFD Long 67500 2.3248
CFD Long 12419 2.3371
CFD Long 58926 2.3379
CFD Long 7311 2.338
CFD Long 24803 2.3535
CFD Long 6100 4.8122 AUD
CFD Short 1608 2.2994
CFD Short 12005 2.3265
CFD Short 69784 2.329
CFD Short 7471 2.3311
CFD Short 22581 2.3323
CFD Short 5416 2.3345
CFD Short 14944 2.3453
CFD Short 1600 2.3662
CFD Short 11000 2.3767
(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 26 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