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               24 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      13,303,130     3.21%        927,463     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,334,369     0.32%        536,431     0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,637,499     3.53%      1,463,894     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       35,597                2.4035
Purchase       5,395                 2.4029
Purchase       10,012                2.3960
Purchase       10,056                2.3856
Purchase       12,428                2.4488
Purchase       24,989                2.4003
Purchase       48,609                2.4081
Purchase       187,240               2.4109
Purchase       73,959                4.8987 AUD
Purchase       48,961                2.4129
Purchase       70,739                2.4350
Purchase       1,959                 4.8553 AUD
Sale           6,591                 4.8451 AUD
Sale           166,118               2.4102
Sale           32,844                4.8559 AUD
Sale           22,447                2.4213
Sale           37,064                2.4105
Sale           28,367                2.3929
Sale           6,945                 2.3993
Sale           10,404                4.8363 AUD
Sale           3,378                 2.3984
Sale           900                   2.3896
Sale           30,054                4.8559 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          900           2.3896
CFD            Long          28367         2.3929
CFD            Long          6945          2.3992
CFD            Long          166118        2.4101
CFD            Long          37064         2.4105
CFD            Long          22447         2.4213
CFD            Long          10404         4.8362 AUD
CFD            Long          6591          4.8451 AUD
CFD            Short         10012         2.396
CFD            Short         24989         2.4002
CFD            Short         5395          2.4029
CFD            Short         35597         2.4035
CFD            Short         48609         2.408
CFD            Short         187240        2.4108
CFD            Short         12428         2.4488
CFD            Short         1959          4.8552 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                         27 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