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               22 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      17,648,351     4.25%        861,195     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,002,940     0.24%        445,339     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,651,291     4.49%      1,306,534     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       3,885                 5.5752 AUD
Purchase       35,810                2.7995
Purchase       27,353                2.8729
Purchase       1,306                 2.8148
Purchase       20,276                2.8298
Purchase       18,281                2.8335
Purchase       44,085                2.8579
Purchase       2,187                 5.4539 AUD
Purchase       5,654                 5.4095 AUD
Purchase       17,797                5.6100 AUD
Purchase       93                    5.9300 AUD
Purchase       7,068                 2.9229
Purchase       10,600                2.8551
Sale           3,885                 5.5752 AUD
Sale           10,097                2.8540
Sale           9,400                 2.8772
Sale           21,039                2.8175
Sale           9,148                 2.8571
Sale           42,486                2.8659
Sale           45,737                2.8481
Sale           4,400                 2.8946
Sale           1,940                 5.6100 AUD
Sale           5,654                 5.4095 AUD
Sale           9,200                 5.5556 AUD
Sale           9,539                 5.4770 AUD
Sale           15,857                5.6100 AUD
Sale           4,605                 6.0224 AUD
Sale           17,816                5.9541 AUD
Sale           61,622                5.9949 AUD
Sale           1,000                 2.8950
Sale           88                    5.6300 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          14784         2.7656
CFD            Long          19202         2.8149
CFD            Long          21039         2.8175
CFD            Long          45737         2.848
CFD            Long          10097         2.8539
CFD            Long          9148          2.8571
CFD            Long          9400          2.8772
CFD            Long          4400          2.8946
CFD            Long          1000          2.895
CFD            Long          9200          5.5556 AUD
CFD            Long          88            5.6300 AUD
CFD            Long          17816         5.9541 AUD
CFD            Long          61622         5.9949 AUD
CFD            Long          4605          6.0224 AUD
CFD            Short         35810         2.7994
CFD            Short         1306          2.8148
CFD            Short         20276         2.8298
CFD            Short         18281         2.8334
CFD            Short         10600         2.855
CFD            Short         44085         2.8579
CFD            Short         7068          2.9229
CFD            Short         2187          5.4538 AUD
CFD            Short         93            5.9300 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                         26 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