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               29 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      12,477,211     3.01%        959,584     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,459,965     0.35%        284,906     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             13,937,176     3.36%      1,244,490     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       16,821                2.3547
Purchase       1,125                 2.3450
Purchase       734                   4.8801 AUD
Purchase       4,924                 4.8226 AUD
Purchase       65,508                2.3467
Purchase       1,465                 2.3454
Purchase       53,388                2.3643
Purchase       2,300                 2.3468
Purchase       3,348                 2.3526
Purchase       5,040                 2.3368
Purchase       6,292                 2.3219
Sale           1,003                 2.4000
Sale           4,884                 2.3413
Sale           6,780                 2.3338
Sale           8,241                 2.3696
Sale           1,000                 2.4072
Sale           31,500                2.3363
Sale           432                   4.8797 AUD
Sale           35,597                2.3445
Sale           37,213                2.3413
Sale           48,695                2.3456
Sale           53,845                2.3564
Sale           15,000                4.8491 AUD
Sale           1,027                 4.8548 AUD
Sale           24,380                2.3481

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6780          2.3338
CFD            Long          31500         2.3363
CFD            Long          37213         2.3412
CFD            Long          35597         2.3445
CFD            Long          18360         2.3528
CFD            Long          7161          2.354
CFD            Long          53845         2.3564
CFD            Long          11489         2.3658
CFD            Long          17318         2.366
CFD            Long          8241          2.3696
CFD            Long          1000          2.4072
CFD            Long          15000         4.8491 AUD
CFD            Long          432           4.8796 AUD
CFD            Short         6292          2.3218
CFD            Short         5040          2.3368
CFD            Short         1125          2.345
CFD            Short         1465          2.3453
CFD            Short         65508         2.3467
CFD            Short         2300          2.3468
CFD            Short         53388         2.3642
CFD            Short         4924          4.8225 AUD
CFD            Short         1468          4.88 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                         30 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