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               20 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      17,969,875     4.33%        945,547     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,073,687     0.26%        551,515     0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             19,043,562     4.59%      1,497,062     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       24,317                2.7499
Purchase       1,088                 2.7455
Purchase       2,129                 2.6635
Purchase       4,943                 2.7492
Purchase       16,045                2.7029
Purchase       17,558                2.7250
Purchase       19,421                2.6911
Purchase       128                   2.7075
Purchase       21,376                2.7000
Purchase       24,739                2.7368
Purchase       31,337                2.7146
Purchase       34,373                2.7296
Purchase       16,242                5.2937 AUD
Sale           1,500                 5.3583 AUD
Sale           24,655                2.6842
Sale           40,166                2.7619
Sale           15,690                2.7122
Sale           41,653                2.7362
Sale           2,554                 2.7163
Sale           59,298                2.6323
Sale           19,986                2.7155

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          24655         2.6841
CFD            Long          15690         2.7121
CFD            Long          2554          2.7163
CFD            Long          22462         2.7341
CFD            Long          41653         2.7362
CFD            Long          40166         2.7618
CFD            Long          1500          5.3582 AUD
CFD            Short         59298         2.6338
CFD            Short         2129          2.6635
CFD            Short         19421         2.6911
CFD            Short         16045         2.7029
CFD            Short         128           2.7075
CFD            Short         31337         2.7145
CFD            Short         34373         2.7295
CFD            Short         24739         2.7367
CFD            Short         1088          2.7454
CFD            Short         4943          2.7492
CFD            Short         24317         2.7499
CFD            Short         16242         5.2936 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                         21 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