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               02 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      13,710,492     3.30%        984,708     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,026,277     0.25%        268,100     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,736,769     3.55%      1,252,808     0.30%


(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       45,727                2.1154
Purchase       2,951                 2.2800
Purchase       4,926                 2.1741
Purchase       5,089                 2.1044
Purchase       7,840                 2.1307
Purchase       10,697                2.1720
Purchase       26,766                2.1741
Purchase       47,610                2.1358
Purchase       45,999                4.3787 AUD
Purchase       668                   4.4496 AUD
Purchase       91,122                2.1123
Purchase       10,000                4.4966 AUD
Purchase       71,543                2.1144
Sale           16,608                4.3742 AUD
Sale           4,741                 2.0958
Sale           5,193                 2.1000
Sale           5,844                 2.1147
Sale           29,100                2.1000
Sale           111,609               2.1284
Sale           12,302                2.1328
Sale           1,648                 2.0623
Sale           11,358                4.3871 AUD
Sale           85,961                2.1097
Sale           52,118                2.1016
Sale           9,572                 2.1533

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1648          2.0622
CFD            Long          4741          2.0958
CFD            Long          85961         2.1097
CFD            Long          5844          2.1146
CFD            Long          111609        2.1283
CFD            Long          12302         2.1327
CFD            Short         5089          2.1044
CFD            Short         91122         2.1122
CFD            Short         71543         2.1143
CFD            Short         7840          2.1306
CFD            Short         47610         2.1358
CFD            Short         5255          2.153
CFD            Short         1682          2.1594
CFD            Short         10697         2.172
CFD            Short         4926          2.1741
CFD            Short         109998        4.3786 AUD
CFD            Short         10000         4.4966 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                         03 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