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               22 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      12,904,284     3.11%        633,675     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,042,190     0.25%        373,200     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             13,946,474     3.36%      1,006,875     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       31,500                2.2036
Purchase       4,750                 2.1847
Purchase       9,578                 2.2052
Purchase       15,100                2.2042
Purchase       25,150                2.1950
Purchase       28,355                2.2007
Purchase       30,566                2.2150
Purchase       37,437                2.1938
Purchase       38,494                2.1992
Purchase       17,661                4.5943 AUD
Purchase       33                    4.6036 AUD
Sale           65,162                2.2011
Sale           2,505                 4.6300 AUD
Sale           1,042                 2.2700
Sale           30,517                2.1974
Sale           25,756                2.2037
Sale           61,697                4.6174 AUD
Sale           53,574                4.6174 AUD
Sale           7,147                 4.6213 AUD
Sale           5,741                 2.2106
Sale           207                   4.5873 AUD
Sale           36,334                2.2063


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          65162         2.2011
CFD            Long          25756         2.2036
CFD            Long          36334         2.2062
CFD            Long          5741          2.2106
CFD            Long          207           4.5872 AUD
CFD            Long          14294         4.6212 AUD
CFD            Long          2505          4.6299 AUD
CFD            Short         4750          2.1846
CFD            Short         6963          2.1989
CFD            Short         38494         2.1992
CFD            Short         31500         2.2036
CFD            Short         15100         2.2041
CFD            Short         9578          2.2052
CFD            Short         17661         4.5942 AUD
CFD            Short         33            4.6036 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                         23 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