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               08 May 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      17,827,039     4.30%        850,469     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,039,468     0.25%        598,810     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,866,507     4.55%      1,449,279     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       41,031                2.8381
Purchase       10,653                2.8812
Purchase       11,830                2.9918
Purchase       12,742                3.0206
Purchase       15,945                2.9142
Purchase       128                   3.0825
Purchase       3,781                 2.9254
Purchase       10,494                3.0918
Purchase       3,000                 2.9777
Purchase       19,910                2.8579
Purchase       42,115                3.0208
Purchase       2,660                 2.8450
Purchase       49,464                2.9697
Purchase       17,674                5.7613 AUD
Purchase       7,452                 5.8878 AUD
Purchase       161                   5.7206 AUD
Purchase       1,000                 3.0304
Purchase       27,410                3.0012
Sale           1,548                 2.9510
Sale           4,865                 3.0062
Sale           7,975                 2.9499
Sale           9,288                 3.0580
Sale           1,230                 2.8794
Sale           400                   2.9145
Sale           20,408                3.0012
Sale           23,140                2.8519
Sale           23,274                3.0148
Sale           39,866                2.8384
Sale           46,929                2.8141
Sale           47,514                3.0390
Sale           13,933                5.8035 AUD
Sale           3,900                 5.9293 AUD
Sale           16,645                2.8377

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7975          2.9498
CFD            Long          1548          2.951
CFD            Long          3676          2.9686
CFD            Long          20408         3.0011
CFD            Long          4865          3.0061
CFD            Long          23274         3.0148
CFD            Long          47514         3.039
CFD            Short         3781          2.9254
CFD            Short         49464         2.9697
CFD            Short         3000          2.9776
CFD            Short         11830         2.9917
CFD            Short         27410         3.0011
CFD            Short         42115         3.0207
CFD            Short         1000          3.0303
CFD            Short         128           3.0825
CFD            Short         17674         5.7612 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                         11 May 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