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               12 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      17,715,588     4.27%      1,008,281     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,143,849     0.28%        466,134     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,859,437     4.54%      1,474,415     0.36%


(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       17,287                2.9463
Purchase       1,833                 2.9696
Purchase       3,724                 6.1700 AUD
Purchase       6,784                 6.1556 AUD
Purchase       3,828                 3.0000
Purchase       35,445                3.0275
Purchase       5,911                 2.8102
Purchase       12,283                2.9501
Purchase       13,764                2.9461
Sale           1,936                 2.9968
Sale           12,490                2.9635
Sale           12,908                2.9609
Sale           1,793                 2.9521
Sale           25,132                2.9530
Sale           8,703                 6.1181 AUD
Sale           26,130                2.9595
Sale           35,445                3.0275
Sale           52,711                2.9449
Sale           488                   3.0500
Sale           500                   6.1748 AUD
Sale           20,989                2.9381

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          20989         2.9381
CFD            Long          52711         2.9449
CFD            Long          1793          2.9521
CFD            Long          5027          2.9529
CFD            Long          20105         2.953
CFD            Long          26130         2.9595
CFD            Long          12490         2.9635
CFD            Long          3991          2.9943
CFD            Long          1936          2.9967
CFD            Long          500           6.1747 AUD
CFD            Short         5911          2.8102
CFD            Short         13764         2.946
CFD            Short         17287         2.9462
CFD            Short         6866          2.9563
CFD            Short         1833          2.9695
CFD            Short         3828          3

(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                         13 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