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               15 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      13,611,049     3.28%        694,505     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,176,915     0.28%        521,403     0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,787,964     3.56%      1,215,908     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       5,460                 2.1111
Purchase       20,574                2.0554
Purchase       110                   2.1153
Purchase       4,212                 4.2600 AUD
Purchase       5,643                 2.0815
Purchase       3,349                 4.2220 AUD
Purchase       18,624                2.1111
Purchase       1,100                 4.2600 AUD
Purchase       52,834                2.0915
Purchase       11,200                4.2469 AUD
Purchase       5,798                 4.2053 AUD
Sale           5,077                 2.1300
Sale           3,336                 2.0550
Sale           1,200                 2.0622
Sale           898                   2.1103
Sale           12,938                2.0780
Sale           5,460                 2.0547
Sale           54,440                2.0480
Sale           117,207               2.1124
Sale           50,853                4.2478 AUD
Sale           20,070                4.2478 AUD
Sale           8,218                 4.2482 AUD
Sale           5,048                 4.2488 AUD
Sale           4,357                 4.2596 AUD
Sale           975                   4.2469 AUD
Sale           45,173                2.0995


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          54440         2.0479
CFD            Long          5460          2.0546
CFD            Long          1200          2.0621
CFD            Long          45173         2.0995
CFD            Long          898           2.1102
CFD            Long          117207        2.1123
CFD            Long          975           4.2468 AUD
CFD            Long          16436         4.2481 AUD
CFD            Long          5048          4.2488 AUD
CFD            Short         20574         2.0553
CFD            Short         2607          2.057
CFD            Short         5643          2.0815
CFD            Short         52834         2.0915
CFD            Short         4434          2.1034
CFD            Short         5460          2.111
CFD            Short         110           2.1152
CFD            Short         5798          4.2053 AUD
CFD            Short         11200         4.2469 AUD
CFD            Short         1100          4.26 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                         16 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