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               21 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      17,745,483     4.28%        879,209     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,020,390     0.25%        467,271     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,765,873     4.52%      1,346,480     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       8,429                 2.7031
Purchase       533                   5.5939 AUD
Purchase       107                   2.7000
Purchase       5,602                 5.7306 AUD
Purchase       4,953                 5.6110 AUD
Purchase       2,732                 5.5938 AUD
Purchase       649                   5.5939 AUD
Purchase       7,000                 2.7385
Purchase       10,830                2.7479
Purchase       33,901                2.7172
Purchase       46,667                2.7500
Purchase       6,733                 2.6950
Purchase       39,504                2.7159
Purchase       18,802                2.7129
Sale           10,883                2.7336
Sale           62,341                2.7088
Sale           7,900                 5.5914 AUD
Sale           4,000                 5.6089 AUD
Sale           570                   5.7049 AUD
Sale           11,294                2.7496
Sale           32,271                2.7377
Sale           500                   2.7500
Sale           150,000               2.7306
Sale           17,558                2.7356
Sale           982                   2.7607
Sale           1,600                 2.7046
Sale           22,532                2.7282
Sale           21,644                2.7151
Sale           421                   2.7595


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1600          2.7046
CFD            Long          62341         2.7088
CFD            Long          16981         2.7177
CFD            Long          22532         2.7281
CFD            Long          10883         2.7335
CFD            Long          32271         2.7376
CFD            Long          11294         2.7495
CFD            Long          2197          2.7522
CFD            Long          421           2.7595
CFD            Long          982           2.7606
CFD            Long          7900          5.5914 AUD
CFD            Long          4000          5.6088 AUD
CFD            Long          570           5.7049 AUD
CFD            Short         6733          2.695
CFD            Short         107           2.7
CFD            Short         8429          2.703
CFD            Short         18802         2.7128
CFD            Short         39504         2.7159
CFD            Short         7000          2.7385
CFD            Short         10830         2.7479
CFD            Short         46667         2.7499
CFD            Short         4953          5.6110 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                         22 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