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               06 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      14,032,972     3.38%        890,850     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      950,910     0.23%        306,266     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,983,882     3.61%      1,197,116     0.29%


(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       44,652                1.8963
Purchase       2,079                 4.1004 AUD
Purchase       2,200                 4.0878 AUD
Purchase       4,662                 4.0908 AUD
Purchase       17,780                4.1016 AUD
Purchase       291,116               2.0600
Purchase       3,500                 1.9152
Purchase       76,445                1.9251
Purchase       5,860                 1.9497
Purchase       7,790                 1.9420
Purchase       29,720                2.0410
Purchase       24,553                1.9552
Sale           3,674                 1.9569
Sale           11,058                1.9410
Sale           3,250                 1.9675
Sale           67,288                1.9205
Sale           5,185                 4.1553 AUD
Sale           78,201                1.9303
Sale           64,946                1.9427

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          67288         1.9204
CFD            Long          78201         1.9302
CFD            Long          11058         1.941
CFD            Long          3674          1.9569
CFD            Short         44652         1.8962
CFD            Short         7000          1.9152
CFD            Short         76445         1.925
CFD            Short         594           1.9306
CFD            Short         7790          1.942
CFD            Short         5860          1.9497
CFD            Short         2200          4.0877 AUD
CFD            Short         9324          4.0908 AUD

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Long/Short     Number of Securities      Price per unit (GBP)
06/07/2009     Short          3,500                     1.9152

(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                         07 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