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               14 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      17,792,512     4.29%        868,550     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      952,382     0.23%        428,290     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,744,894     4.52%      1,296,840     0.31%


(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       31,464                2.5240
Purchase       1,407                 2.5500
Purchase       3,070                 2.5271
Purchase       3,103                 2.5850
Purchase       3,487                 2.5734
Purchase       3,800                 2.3832
Purchase       13,250                2.5831
Purchase       20,500                2.5255
Purchase       700                   2.5579
Purchase       30,954                2.5699
Purchase       100                   2.3554
Purchase       38,814                2.5724
Purchase       41,588                2.5318
Purchase       50,000                2.6276
Purchase       3,781                 5.4495 AUD
Purchase       70,558                2.5529
Purchase       114,353               2.5317
Purchase       2,418                 5.2922 AUD
Purchase       2,418                 5.2922 AUD
Purchase       22,778                2.4853
Sale           2,418                 5.2922 AUD
Sale           1,441                 2.5773
Sale           3,222                 2.4298
Sale           3,781                 5.4495 AUD
Sale           3,781                 5.4495 AUD
Sale           5,825                 2.5850
Sale           49,437                2.5372
Sale           16,060                2.5513
Sale           1,500                 5.0890 AUD
Sale           20,639                2.4740
Sale           51,790                2.5698
Sale           5,750                 2.5768

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          3222          2.4297
CFD            Long          20639         2.474
CFD            Long          2719          2.5238
CFD            Long          16060         2.5513
CFD            Long          51790         2.5697
CFD            Long          16342         2.5701
CFD            Long          3487          2.5735
CFD            Long          5750          2.5768
CFD            Long          1441          2.5773
CFD            Long          3738          2.585
CFD            Long          1500          5.0889
CFD            Short         100           2.3554
CFD            Short         3800          2.3832
CFD            Short         22778         2.4853
CFD            Short         20500         2.5254
CFD            Short         3070          2.5271
CFD            Short         114353        2.5317
CFD            Short         41588         2.5318
CFD            Short         70558         2.5529
CFD            Short         3959          2.5559
CFD            Short         700           2.5579
CFD            Short         30954         2.5698
CFD            Short         3487          2.5734
CFD            Short         13250         2.583

(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                         15 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