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               14 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      13,757,469     3.31%        634,579     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,124,030     0.27%        468,516     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,881,499     3.59%      1,103,095     0.27%


(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       21,747                1.9355
Purchase       1,619                 1.9652
Purchase       4,950                 1.9964
Purchase       18,920                1.9857
Purchase       71,705                1.9662
Purchase       111,293               1.9765
Purchase       4,723                 3.8689 AUD
Purchase       4,074                 3.9199 AUD
Purchase       300,000               Transfer
Sale           15,452                1.9656
Sale           7,303                 3.9596 AUD
Sale           1,637                 1.8100
Sale           4,028                 1.8659
Sale           4,626                 1.9906
Sale           18,535                3.9007 AUD
Sale           5,487                 1.9700
Sale           18,920                1.8647
Sale           8,758                 1.9507
Sale           470                   1.9753
Sale           4,701                 3.9007 AUD
Sale           68,851                1.9643
Sale           300,000               Transfer
Sale           8,190                 1.9245


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          18920 1.8647
CFD            Long          11947 1.9176
CFD            Long          8190 1.9245
CFD            Long          43232 1.9566
CFD            Long          68851 1.9642
CFD            Long          470 1.9752
CFD            Long          3734 1.9777
CFD            Long          16767 1.9778
CFD            Long          6125 1.9901
CFD            Long          4626 1.9906
CFD            Short         1619 1.9651
CFD            Short         71705 1.9662
CFD            Short         111293 1.9765
CFD            Short         18920 1.9856
CFD            Short         4950 1.9964
CFD            Short         4723 3.8689 AUD
CFD            Short         4723 3.9199 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                         15 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