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               18 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      17,822,076     4.29%        825,266     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives      947,630     0.23%        442,086     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,769,706     4.52%      1,267,352     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       39,125                2.5621
Purchase       22,411                2.5627
Purchase       14,564                2.5360
Purchase       12,325                2.5213
Purchase       11,545                2.5444
Purchase       9,855                 2.5393
Purchase       8,924                 2.5459
Purchase       10,025                5.1167 AUD
Purchase       4,583                 5.1191 AUD
Purchase       3,100                 5.1023 AUD
Purchase       250                   2.5054
Purchase       1,230                 2.5438
Purchase       752                   2.5225
Sale           4,904                 2.5101
Sale           422                   2.4979
Sale           571                   2.6040
Sale           1,913                 2.6000
Sale           4,643                 2.6000
Sale           42,755                2.5439
Sale           5,553                 2.4875
Sale           4,558                 2.5151


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          422           2.4978
CFD            Long          4904          2.51
CFD            Long          4558          2.515
CFD            Long          8278          2.5438
CFD            Long          42755         2.5439
CFD            Long          7256          2.6
CFD            Long          571           2.604
CFD            Short         250           2.5053
CFD            Short         12325         2.5213
CFD            Short         14564         2.5359
CFD            Short         9855          2.5392
CFD            Short         1230          2.5437
CFD            Short         8924          2.5458
CFD            Short         39125         2.562
CFD            Short         22411         2.5626
CFD            Short         3100          5.1023 AUD
CFD            Short         10025         5.1166 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                         19 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