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               21 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      12,950,867     3.12%        629,200     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,014,112     0.24%        363,895     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             13,964,979     3.36%        993,095     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       670                   4.6630 AUD
Purchase       10,811                2.2503
Purchase       15,840                2.2460
Purchase       15,952                2.2657
Purchase       27,131                2.2598
Purchase       35,981                2.2683
Purchase       1,030                 2.2376
Purchase       90,758                2.2489
Purchase       7,380                 4.6205 AUD
Sale           32,113                2.2479
Sale           2,564                 2.2500
Sale           26,761                4.6609 AUD
Sale           12,762                2.2525
Sale           13,856                2.2676
Sale           18,721                4.6609 AUD
Sale           184                   4.6614 AUD
Sale           69,037                2.2580
Sale           30,566                2.2525
Sale           6,170                 4.6609 AUD
Sale           8,902                 4.6609 AUD
Sale           47,722                4.6483 AUD
Sale           7,396                 4.6995 AUD
Sale           45,260                4.6609 AUD
Sale           6,427                 4.6609 AUD
Sale           4,527                 4.46609 AUD
Sale           8,914                 4.6609 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          32113         2.2478
CFD            Long          69037         2.2579
CFD            Long          13856         2.2675
CFD            Long          95444         4.6482 AUD
CFD            Long          184           4.6613 AUD
CFD            Short         1030          2.2376
CFD            Short         5134          2.2384
CFD            Short         90758         2.2488
CFD            Short         4317          2.2497
CFD            Short         10811         2.2502
CFD            Short         2691          2.2522
CFD            Short         2996          2.2525
CFD            Short         15952         2.2656
CFD            Short         35981         2.2682
CFD            Short         670           4.6629 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                         22 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