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               27 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      13,139,217     3.17%        999,144     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,340,070     0.32%        426,643     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             14,479,287     3.49%      1,425,787     0.34%


(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       651                   5.0392 AUD
Purchase       1,918                 2.5077
Purchase       7,800                 2.4728
Purchase       9,912                 2.5078
Purchase       12,313                2.5026
Purchase       28,317                2.5007
Purchase       29,846                2.5127
Purchase       138,001               2.4972
Purchase       5,030                 5.0496 AUD
Purchase       4,212                 5.0300 AUD
Purchase       7,396                 5.0305 AUD
Sale           131,711               2.5020
Sale           21,496                5.0388 AUD
Sale           2,857                 2.5000
Sale           3,675                 2.4996
Sale           19,364                5.0388 AUD
Sale           18,722                5.0388 AUD
Sale           11,272                2.4988
Sale           11,178                5.0388 AUD
Sale           15,105                2.5088
Sale           16,652                2.5168
Sale           23,248                2.5048
Sale           8,084                 5.0388 AUD
Sale           7,577                 5.0388 AUD
Sale           3,626                 4.5335 AUD
Sale           51,015                5.0388 AUD
Sale           5,303                 5.0389 AUD
Sale           239                   2.4971
Sale           4,439                 5.0389 AUD
Sale           5,010                 5.0388 AUD
Sale           717                   5.0590 AUD
Sale           1,416                 5.0388 AUD
Sale           1,600                 5.0431 AUD
Sale           2,658                 5.0388 AUD
Sale           2,807                 5.0562 AUD
Sale           3,130                 5.0603 AUD
Sale           29,651                2.5054

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5333          2.4969
CFD            Long          239           2.4971
CFD            Long          3675          2.4996
CFD            Long          131711        2.502
CFD            Long          23248         2.5047
CFD            Long          7125          2.5051
CFD            Long          29651         2.5053
CFD            Long          15105         2.5087
CFD            Long          16652         2.5167
CFD            Long          5700          4.4994 AUD
CFD            Long          3626          4.5334 AUD
CFD            Long          1600          5.0431 AUD
CFD            Long          2807          5.0561 AUD
CFD            Long          1434          5.0589 AUD
CFD            Long          3130          5.0602 AUD
CFD            Short         7800          2.4727
CFD            Short         138001        2.4971
CFD            Short         28317         2.5006
CFD            Short         12313         2.5025
CFD            Short         1918          2.5077
CFD            Short         9912          2.5078
CFD            Short         651           5.0391 AUD
CFD            Short         5030          5.0496 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                         28 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