Rule 8.3 - African Platinum PLC

7th Mar 2007 07:00

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION \* TName of person dealing (Note 1) Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in African Platinum Plc--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the dealings Common Stockbeing disclosed relate (Note 2)--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing March 6, 2007--------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) \* T Long Short---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- --------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------(1) Relevant securities---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 1,946,000 (0.409%)---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------Total 1,946,000 (0.409%)---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) \* TClass of relevant security: Long Short-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- --------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------(1) Relevant securities-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options)-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------Total-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- ---------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) \* TClass of relevant security: Details------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------CFD Short 3,450,000 £0.5427-------------------- ----------------------- -------------------------------- -----------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option purchasing, to which the option price American, date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 7) European etc. per unit (Note 5)----------------- ------------------ --------------------- ---------- -------------- ------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ --------------------- ---------- -------------- ------- -----------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) \* TNature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 5)----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any otherperson relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on thisform or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities towhich any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------None.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO \* TDate of disclosure March 6, 2007-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------Contact name Wade Rubenstein-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------Telephone number (212) 698-3128-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2007

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