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               16 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      13,367,814     3.22%        686,709     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,153,110     0.28%        424,994     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,520,924     3.50%        1,111,703   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       651                   4.3654 AUD
Purchase       12,576                4.4545 AUD
Purchase       30,399                2.0417
Purchase       5,870                 4.4007 AUD
Purchase       17,059                2.0268
Purchase       16,010                2.0646
Purchase       15,636                2.0845
Purchase       4,278                 2.0477
Purchase       8,651                 4.3000 AUD
Sale           1,328                 2.1222
Sale           3,421                 4.4045 AUD
Sale           2,712                 4.4888 AUD
Sale           300                   4.3067 AUD
Sale           5,291                 4.2996 AUD
Sale           5,686                 4.3759 AUD
Sale           1,056                 2.0457
Sale           72,677                2.0813
Sale           17,440                2.0533
Sale           33,183                2.0541
Sale           50,568                2.0447
Sale           152,907               4.3635 AUD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          50568         2.0446
CFD            Long          1056          2.0457
CFD            Long          17440         2.0532
CFD            Long          72677         2.0812
CFD            Long          1328          2.1222
CFD            Long          300           4.3066 AUD
CFD            Long          11372         4.3759 AUD
CFD            Long          3421          4.445 AUD
CFD            Long          2712          4.4887 AUD
CFD            Short         30399         2.0417
CFD            Short         4278          2.0476
CFD            Short         2235          2.0614
CFD            Short         7505          2.0615
CFD            Short         16010         2.0645
CFD            Short         15636         2.0844
CFD            Short         651           4.3654 AUD
CFD            Short         5870          4.4007 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                         17 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