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               28 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      12,557,280     3.03%        931,001     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,377,054     0.33%        305,155     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             13,934,334     3.36%      1,236,156     0.30%


(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       47,180                2.3923
Purchase       7,862                 2.3854
Purchase       1,756                 2.4825
Purchase       689                   2.3925
Purchase       18,880                2.4335
Purchase       18,892                2.4242
Purchase       4,874                 2.3826
Purchase       24,380                2.3994
Purchase       10,018                2.4990
Purchase       23,627                5.0000 AUD
Purchase       5,370                 5.0559 AUD
Purchase       2,965                 4.9745 AUD
Purchase       1,224                 4.9842 AUD
Sale           63,687                5.0290 AUD
Sale           2,959                 5.0761 AUD
Sale           7,600                 5.1083 AUD
Sale           1,372                 2.4722
Sale           40,829                5.0784 AUD
Sale           3,919                 2.3891
Sale           7,048                 4.9634 AUD
Sale           7,428                 2.3892
Sale           70,841                5.0784 AUD
Sale           9,599                 2.4242
Sale           78,470                5.0784 AUD
Sale           19,664                2.4062
Sale           56,142                2.3951
Sale           86,997                2.3970
Sale           127,556               2.3776
Sale           87,615                5.0784 AUD
Sale           9,293                 2.4242


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          127556        2.3776
CFD            Long          10516         2.3875
CFD            Long          11347         2.3891
CFD            Long          56142         2.3951
CFD            Long          86997         2.3969
CFD            Long          8032          2.4152
CFD            Long          8141          2.4176
CFD            Long          1372          2.4722
CFD            Long          10404         4.8362 AUD
CFD            Long          7048          4.9634 AUD
CFD            Long          1600          5.0431 AUD
CFD            Long          2959          5.0761 AUD
CFD            Long          15200         5.1083 AUD
CFD            Short         4874          2.3826
CFD            Short         7862          2.3853
CFD            Short         47180         2.3922
CFD            Short         689           2.3924
CFD            Short         18880         2.4335
CFD            Short         1756          2.4825
CFD            Short         5930          4.9745 AUD
CFD            Short         1224          4.9842 AUD
CFD            Short         5370          5.0558 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                         29 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