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 26 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 14,266,960 3.44% 1,105,911 0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,214,247 0.29% 268,789 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,481,207 3.73% 1,374,700 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 12,132 2.3953
Purchase 1 1.0000 AUD
Purchase 35,445 2.4189
Purchase 21,668 2.4232
Purchase 20,415 2.4292
Purchase 12,412 2.4352
Purchase 2,301 2.4495
Purchase 2,581 2.3905
Purchase 7,408 4.8705 AUD
Sale 9,619 4.7700 AUD
Sale 1,346 4.8956 AUD
Sale 2,271 2.4446
Sale 2,734 2.3800
Sale 9,764 2.4324
Sale 52,434 2.4238
Sale 16,431 2.4213
Sale 24,088 2.4265
Sale 36,017 2.4056
Sale 44,249 2.4404
Sale 5,157 2.3775
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 36017 2.4055
CFD Long 6660 2.4181
CFD Long 52434 2.4237
CFD Long 24088 2.4265
CFD Long 9764 2.4324
CFD Long 37589 2.4443
CFD Long 2271 2.4446
CFD Long 1346 4.8956 AUD
CFD Short 6760 2.3789
CFD Short 2581 2.3905
CFD Short 7571 2.4114
CFD Short 5372 2.4158
CFD Short 35445 2.4189
CFD Short 20415 2.4292
CFD Short 12412 2.4351
CFD Short 2301 2.4495
(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 29 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