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               15 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      17,782,863     4.29%        859,423     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      962,234     0.23%        403,625     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,745,097     4.52%      1,263,048     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       12,484                2.6137
Purchase       1,029                 2.5450
Purchase       2,224                 2.6392
Purchase       3,394                 2.5877
Purchase       14,200                5.1773 AUD
Purchase       5,900                 2.7125
Purchase       19,948                2.6275
Purchase       23,446                2.6353
Purchase       29,332                2.6208
Purchase       30,159                2.6102
Purchase       5,553                 2.6150
Sale           18,188                2.6315
Sale           17,591                2.6494
Sale           17,454                2.5908
Sale           44,875                2.6055
Sale           4,000                 2.5823
Sale           3,103                 2.5702
Sale           2,290                 2.6527
Sale           1,700                 2.5922
Sale           37,317                2.6221
Sale           1,673                 5.1295 AUD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4000          2.5823
CFD            Long          17454         2.5908
CFD            Long          1700          2.5922
CFD            Long          44875         2.6054
CFD            Long          1929          2.6125
CFD            Long          4957          2.615
CFD            Long          37317         2.622
CFD            Long          14239         2.6392
CFD            Long          17591         2.6493
CFD            Long          61797         2.6525
CFD            Long          2290          2.6526
CFD            Long          5806          2.659
CFD            Short         3394          2.5876
CFD            Short         30159         2.6101
CFD            Short         12484         2.6136
CFD            Short         29332         2.6208
CFD            Short         19948         2.6275
CFD            Short         2224          2.6391
CFD            Short         61797         2.6525
CFD            Short         5900          2.7125
CFD            Short         14200         5.1773 AUD

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date     Long/Short     Number of Securities     Price per unit (GBP)

13/05/2009    Short          41,198                   2.6525
13/05/2009    Long           41,198                   2.6525

(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                         18 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