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 29 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 14,086,481 3.39% 1,146,535 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,223,696 0.29% 257,885 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,310,177 3.69% 1,404,420 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 34,787 2.3336
Purchase 364 2.3679
Purchase 6,700 2.3200
Purchase 2,106 4.9300 AUD
Purchase 10,696 2.3554
Purchase 47,575 2.3149
Purchase 18,939 2.3715
Purchase 24,095 2.3411
Sale 5,113 2.3540
Sale 9,660 2.3350
Sale 20,628 2.3950
Sale 364 2.3496
Sale 46,766 2.3238
Sale 2,100 4.9838 AUD
Sale 47,181 2.3145
Sale 57,773 2.3605
Sale 37,963 4.8700 AUD
Sale 13,682 4.9371 AUD
Sale 8,747 4.9304 AUD
Sale 5,293 4.9371 AUD
Sale 28,230 2.3156
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 34132 2.3126
CFD Long 28230 2.3155
CFD Long 13049 2.3192
CFD Long 46766 2.3238
CFD Long 9660 2.3349
CFD Long 364 2.3496
CFD Long 5113 2.354
CFD Long 2100 4.9837
CFD Short 13511 2.307
CFD Short 47575 2.3149
CFD Short 6700 2.3199
CFD Short 21276 2.3504
CFD Short 10696 2.3553
CFD Short 364 2.3678
CFD Short 18939 2.3714
(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 30 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