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               20 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      13,117,166     3.16%        659,170     0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,062,141     0.26%        404,496     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,179,307     3.42%      1,063,666     0.26%


(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       156                   2.2053
Purchase       2                     2.1850
Purchase       31,087                2.2446
Purchase       54,241                2.2088
Purchase       63,492                2.2371
Purchase       522                   4.5268 AUD
Purchase       1,066                 2.2455
Purchase       7,047                 4.4671 AUD
Purchase       6,300                 2.2850
Sale           1,535                 4.5111 AUD
Sale           25,809                2.2395
Sale           27,131                2.2534
Sale           28,076                2.2345
Sale           40,277                2.2228
Sale           67,961                2.2485
Sale           1,628                 4.4854 AUD
Sale           47,618                4.4854 AUD
Sale           26,783                4.4854 AUD
Sale           19,824                4.4854 AUD
Sale           14,346                4.4854 AUD
Sale           9,676                 4.4854 AUD
Sale           9,492                 4.4994 AUD
Sale           4,862                 4.4854 AUD
Sale           156                   2.2347
Sale           1,000                 2.2422
Sale           2,208                 4.4854 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          40277         2.2227
CFD            Long          156           2.2346
CFD            Long          1000          2.2422
CFD            Long          67961         2.2484
CFD            Long          18984         4.4993 AUD
CFD            Long          1535          4.5111 AUD
CFD            Short         3914          2.1955
CFD            Short         4859          2.1978
CFD            Short         156           2.2053
CFD            Short         54241         2.2087
CFD            Short         5504          2.2369
CFD            Short         63492         2.237
CFD            Short         1066          2.2455
CFD            Short         7559          2.2547
CFD            Short         2015          2.275
CFD            Short         6300          2.285
CFD            Short         7047          4.467 AUD
CFD            Short         522           4.5268

(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                         21 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