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               23 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      13,146,127     3.17%        954,578     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,361,484     0.33%        516,153     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,507,611     3.50%      1,470,731     0.35%


(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       47,118                2.2604
Purchase       4,589                 2.2158
Purchase       7,259                 2.2388
Purchase       19,192                4.5553 AUD
Purchase       1,160                 4.5476 AUD
Purchase       14,703                2.2627
Purchase       64,369                2.2499
Purchase       69,161                2.2681
Purchase       9,070                 2.2911
Purchase       880                   2.1953
Purchase       300,000               2.2628
Purchase       900                   2.2304
Sale           5,700                 4.4994 AUD
Sale           2,535                 2.2575
Sale           541                   4.5676 AUD
Sale           4,920                 2.2454
Sale           6,439                 2.2764
Sale           54,970                4.5278 AUD
Sale           24,941                4.5278 AUD
Sale           23,705                4.5278 AUD
Sale           13,840                4.5278 AUD
Sale           2,797                 4.5279 AUD
Sale           3,626                 4.5381 AUD
Sale           4,532                 4.5278 AUD
Sale           28,355                2.2507
Sale           5,379                 4.5279 AUD
Sale           2,422                 4.5278 AUD
Sale           14,703                2.2529
Sale           1,962                 2.2375
Sale           16,975                4.5278 AUD
Sale           6,484                 4.5279 AUD
Sale           56,839                2.2605
Sale           13,485                4.5278 AUD
Sale           300,000                2.2628
Sale           7,932                 2.2273
Sale           9,773                 2.3390
Sale           4,606                 4.5279 AUD

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
14/07/2009 Purchase      300,000              Transfer


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1962          2.2375
CFD            Long          4920          2.2453
CFD            Long          14703         2.2528
CFD            Long          56839         2.2605
CFD            Long          300000        2.2627
CFD            Long          6439          2.2764
CFD            Long          9773          2.339
CFD            Long          5700          4.4994 AUD
CFD            Long          3626          4.538 AUD
CFD            Long          541           4.5675 AUD
CFD            Short         880           2.1952
CFD            Short         900           2.2304
CFD            Short         1609          2.2325
CFD            Short         64369         2.2499
CFD            Short         47118         2.2603
CFD            Short         14703         2.2627
CFD            Short         69161         2.2681
CFD            Short         9070          2.2911
CFD            Short         1160          4.5476 AUD
CFD            Short         38384         4.5553 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                         24 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