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 01 July 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 13,872,623 3.34% 1,152,109 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,206,389 0.29% 359,254 0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 15,079,012 3.63% 1,511,363 0.36%
(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 72,660 2.2169
Purchase 22,996 2.2775
Purchase 44,980 2.2841
Purchase 47,028 2.2551
Purchase 300 4.5500 AUD
Purchase 50,544 2.2530
Purchase 17,870 2.2627
Purchase 99,028 2.2228
Purchase 102,431 2.3250
Purchase 15,794 2.2753
Purchase 4,538 2.2152
Purchase 5,024 2.2278
Sale 14,778 4.6000 AUD
Sale 8,648 4.6000 AUD
Sale 2,574 4.6000 AUD
Sale 24,672 4.5811 AUD
Sale 22,280 2.1961
Sale 15,794 2.2197
Sale 50,800 2.2347
Sale 40,862 2.2410
Sale 103,674 2.2329
Sale 10,880 2.2383
Sale 7,168 2.2636
Sale 3,089 2.2945
Sale 1,000 2.1971
Sale 26,766 2.2625
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 22280 2.1961
CFD Long 1000 2.1971
CFD Long 15794 2.2196
CFD Long 26655 2.2224
CFD Long 103674 2.2329
CFD Long 10880 2.2382
CFD Long 24145 2.2482
CFD Long 7168 2.2635
CFD Long 3089 2.2944
CFD Short 4538 2.2152
CFD Short 72660 2.2169
CFD Short 99028 2.2228
CFD Short 5024 2.2278
CFD Short 4262 2.2302
CFD Short 18181 2.233
CFD Short 17870 2.2627
CFD Short 32363 2.2642
CFD Short 15794 2.2753
CFD Short 44980 2.2841
CFD Short 300 4.55 AUD
(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 02 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