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               13 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      13,686,865     3.30%        636,048     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,042,057     0.25%        360,918     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,728,922     3.55%        996,966     0.24%

(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       43,088                1.7756
Purchase       28,598                3.7979 AUD
Purchase       1,559                 1.7723
Purchase       1,300                 1.7753
Purchase       28,869                1.8241
Purchase       9,833                 1.7555
Purchase       41,290                1.7776
Purchase       17,147                1.7745
Purchase       76,265                1.7756
Purchase       88,741                1.7685
Purchase       1,084                 3.8235 AUD
Purchase       2,500                 3.8208 AUD
Sale           20,094                3.8021 AUD
Sale           15                    1.9100
Sale           25,007                3.8021 AUD
Sale           12,147                3.7994 AUD
Sale           3,300                 1.7829
Sale           14,729                1.7741
Sale           1,354                 3.8383 AUD
Sale           40,387                1.7834
Sale           40,534                1.8370
Sale           81,389                1.7769
Sale           10,895                3.8021 AUD
Sale           2,180                 3.8022 AUD
Sale           1,394                 3.8022 AUD
Sale           11,520                1.7856

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          20445         1.757
CFD            Long          50917         1.7669
CFD            Long          14729         1.774
CFD            Long          81389         1.7769
CFD            Long          3300          1.7828
CFD            Long          11520         1.7856
CFD            Long          20023         1.7966
CFD            Long          52186         1.7991
CFD            Long          1354          3.8383 AUD
CFD            Short         9833          1.7555
CFD            Short         88741         1.7684
CFD            Short         5675          1.7695
CFD            Short         1559          1.7722
CFD            Short         17147         1.7744
CFD            Short         1300          1.7753
CFD            Short         76265         1.7755
CFD            Short         41290         1.7775
CFD            Short         57196         3.7978 AUD
CFD            Short         2500          3.8207 AUD
CFD            Short         1084          3.8235 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                         14 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