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 30 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 13,810,817 3.33% 1,155,898 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,212,044 0.29% 264,894 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,022,861 3.62% 1,420,792 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 51,914 2.3095
Purchase 1,000 2.2778
Purchase 1,154 2.3900
Purchase 9,840 2.3454
Purchase 10,500 2.3134
Purchase 26,373 2.3371
Purchase 29,041 2.3290
Purchase 37,116 2.3492
Purchase 200 4.8300 AUD
Purchase 7,171 4.8554 AUD
Sale 38,113 4.9300 AUD
Sale 23,376 4.8613 AUD
Sale 1,000 2.2471
Sale 17,876 4.8334 AUD
Sale 3,192 2.3110
Sale 5,526 2.3110
Sale 5,937 2.3110
Sale 12,510 4.8613 AUD
Sale 11,450 4.8613 AUD
Sale 14,120 2.3049
Sale 22,996 2.3250
Sale 37,592 2.3105
Sale 10,923 4.8613 AUD
Sale 1,537 4.8614 AUD
Sale 30,112 2.3031
Sale 36,307 2.2822
Sale 200 2.3022
Sale 5,095 4.8613 AUD
Sale 2,900 4.8683 AUD
Sale 2,206 4.8614 AUD
Sale 2,071 4.8613 AUD
Sale 29,814 4.8599 AUD
Sale 32,461 4.8334 AUD
Sale 797 4.8614 AUD
Sale 1,195 4.8613 AUD
Sale 25,417 2.3042
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 1000 2.2471
CFD Long 36307 2.2822
CFD Long 200 2.3022
CFD Long 30112 2.303
CFD Long 24697 2.3047
CFD Long 14120 2.3048
CFD Long 12895 2.3214
CFD Long 2900 4.8683
CFD Short 1000 2.2777
CFD Short 51914 2.3095
CFD Short 10500 2.3133
CFD Short 1281 2.3222
CFD Short 12285 2.3263
CFD Short 16756 2.3309
CFD Short 9840 2.3453
CFD Short 37116 2.3491
CFD Short 200 4.83
(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 01 July 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