Rule 8.3- Aquarius Platinum

RNS Number : 9387R

Schroders PLC

08 May 2009

 

FORM 8.3

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Schroders plc
Company dealt in	Aquarius Platinum
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	USD0.15
Date of dealing	07/05/09

 

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 securities	4,775,000	1.151%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	4,775,000	1.151%

 

(b)	Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

 

Class of relevant security:	Long		Short
	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 (Note 5)
Purchase	25,000	291.50p

 

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 6)	Number of securities (Note 7)	Price per unit (Note 5)

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Product name,e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option moneypaid/received per unit (Note 5)

 

 

(ii)        Exercising

 

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)

 

(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

 

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)

 

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

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.

 

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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                                                 NO

 

 

Date of disclosure	08/05/09
Contact name	Andrea Rowe
Telephone number	020 7658 6000
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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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