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               10 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      13,661,128     3.29%        685,640     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives      938,035     0.23%        358,831     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,599,163     3.52%      1,044,471     0.25%

(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       19,702                3.9205
Purchase       261                   1.8253
Purchase       2,262                 1.8227
Purchase       4,743                 1.8222
Purchase       17,340                1.8423
Purchase       23,802                1.9228
Purchase       39,263                1.8377
Purchase       84,422                1.8273
Purchase       136,556               1.8355
Purchase       1,793                 3.9452
Purchase       900                   3.9244
Purchase       3,000                 3.9635 AUD
Sale           166                   4.0004
Sale           9,961                 3.9600
Sale           1,000                 1.8973
Sale           1,600                 1.8100
Sale           6,283                 4.0003
Sale           4,157                 1.9550
Sale           4,115                 4.0003
Sale           9,004                 1.8371
Sale           11,220                1.8228
Sale           12,266                1.9247
Sale           1,551                 4.0003
Sale           270                   4.0003
Sale           73,535                1.8289
Sale           889                   4.0003
Sale           730                   4.0003
Sale           261                   1.9222
Sale           543                   4.0003
Sale           1,172                 4.0003
Sale           240                   4.0003
Sale           1,793                 3.9452
Sale           221                   4.0003
Sale           245                   4.0003
Sale           2,616                 4.0003

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1600          1.81
CFD            Long          27389         1.8196
CFD            Long          25050         1.8201
CFD            Long          11220         1.8227
CFD            Long          73535         1.8289
CFD            Long          9004          1.837
CFD            Long          29898         1.8421
CFD            Long          42881         1.8594
CFD            Long          1000          1.8972
CFD            Long          261           1.9221
CFD            Short         4743          1.8221
CFD            Short         2262          1.8226
CFD            Short         261           1.8252
CFD            Short         84422         1.8273
CFD            Short         136556        1.8355
CFD            Short         39263         1.8377
CFD            Short         17340         1.8422
CFD            Short         40304         3.9204
CFD            Short         3000          3.9634


(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                         13 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