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               07 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      13,852,296     3.34%        874,040     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      940,163     0.23%        296,368     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,792,459     3.56%      1,170,408     0.28%


(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       105,463               2.0134
Purchase       3,082                 2.0178
Purchase       3,250                 2.0025
Purchase       4,125                 2.0125
Purchase       6,998                 2.0200
Purchase       36,345                2.0200
Purchase       43,549                2.0219
Purchase       51,769                2.0117
Purchase       9,500                 4.1589 AUD
Purchase       9                     4.1667 AUD
Purchase       1,068                 4.2100 AUD
Purchase       55                    4.1664 AUD
Purchase       6,719                 4.2100 AUD
Sale           7,787                 4.2100 AUD
Sale           3,082                 2.0822
Sale           17,656                401000 AUD
Sale           22,696                401559 AUD
Sale           23,617                4.1559 AUD
Sale           102,431               1.9989
Sale           37,948                2.0237
Sale           44,861                2.0073
Sale           1,008                 2.0262
Sale           4,442                 4.1013 AUD
Sale           138,370               2.0217
Sale           31,900                2.0042


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          31900         2.0042
CFD            Long          138370        2.0217
CFD            Long          37948         2.0237
CFD            Long          1008          2.0262
CFD            Long          3082          2.0821
CFD            Short         51769         2.0116
CFD            Short         105463        2.0133
CFD            Short         3082          2.0178
CFD            Short         43343         2.02
CFD            Short         9500          4.1589 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                         08 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