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               03 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      13,790,775     3.32%        930,593     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives      997,881     0.24%        367,755     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,788,656     3.56%      1,298,348     0.31%


(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       93,905                1.9855
Purchase       3,124                 2.0500
Purchase       3,500                 2.0000
Purchase       12,005                1.9967
Purchase       29,100                2.0740
Purchase       72,223                2.0110
Purchase       94,050                2.0113
Purchase       12,313                4.2122 AUD
Purchase       3,723                 4.2201 AUD
Purchase       8,600                 4.1875 AUD
Purchase       767                   4.2200 AUD
Purchase       5,034                 4.2122 AUD
Purchase       10,185                4.2150 AUD
Purchase       1,880                 4.2200 AUD
Purchase       42,733                1.9568
Sale           31,787                4.2150 AUD
Sale           4,762                 2.0600
Sale           6,630                 2.0600
Sale           36,160                1.9739
Sale           41,719                2.0212
Sale           1,498                 2.0830
Sale           2,647                 4.2200 AUD
Sale           102,992               1.9817
Sale           29,720                2.0600


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          36160         1.9739
CFD            Long          102992        1.9817
CFD            Long          1498          2.083
CFD            Short         42733         1.9568
CFD            Short         93905         1.9855
CFD            Short         12005         1.9967
CFD            Short         3500          1.9999
CFD            Short         94050         2.0112
CFD            Short         8600          4.1874
CFD            Short         20370         4.215
CFD            Short         3723          4.22


(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                         06 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