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               13 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      17,629,946     4.25%        998,883     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,058,270     0.26%        331,769     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,688,216     4.50%      1,330,652     0.32%


(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       1,609                 5.9300 AUD
Purchase       12,306                2.6782
Purchase       19,872                2.7006
Purchase       10,852                2.6541
Purchase       7,996                 2.7645
Purchase       4,650                 2.6649
Purchase       13,168                2.6357
Purchase       912                   5.9300 AUD
Purchase       20,599                2.6525
Purchase       100                   5.9700 AUD
Purchase       1,862                 5.9300 AUD
Purchase       20,485                5.9394 AUD
Purchase       1,891                 5.9306 AUD
Purchase       2,096                 5.9394 AUD
Purchase       2,156                 5.9300 AUD
Purchase       3,696                 5.9394 AUD
Purchase       8,922                 5.9300 AUD
Purchase       50,287                2.6741
Sale           3,529                 2.9209
Sale           3,900                 2.6425
Sale           5,709                 2.7081
Sale           8,917                 2.6837
Sale           2,488                 2.7188
Sale           15,507                2.6132
Sale           18,630                2.6584
Sale           20,234                2.6522
Sale           1,199                 2.9700
Sale           20,599                2.6525
Sale           11,443                5.9300 AUD
Sale           35,445                2.6513
Sale           42,765                2.6691
Sale           47,365                2.6708
Sale           1,512                 5.8994 AUD
Sale           20,461                2.7826

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          15507         2.6132
CFD            Long          76224         2.6296
CFD            Long          3900          2.6425
CFD            Long          8997          2.6506
CFD            Long          137913        2.6525
CFD            Long          20599         2.6530
CFD            Long          42765         2.6691
CFD            Long          47365         2.6708
CFD            Long          8917          2.6837
CFD            Long          1141          2.708
CFD            Long          4568          2.7081
CFD            Long          2488          2.7187
CFD            Long          8968          2.7326
CFD            Long          3529          2.9208
CFD            Short         76224         2.6296
CFD            Short         13168         2.6357
CFD            Short         137913        2.6525
CFD            Short         20599         2.6530
CFD            Short         10852         2.6541
CFD            Short         4650          2.6649
CFD            Short         50287         2.674
CFD            Short         12306         2.6781
CFD            Short         7996          2.7645

(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                         14 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