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               26 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      17,515,261     4.22%        875,962     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,052,723     0.25%        261,519     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,567,984     4.47%      1,137,481     0.27%


(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       8,592                 2.8232
Purchase       1,123                 2.8187
Purchase       10,701                2.8659
Purchase       1,752                 2.8279
Purchase       39,124                2.8157
Purchase       41,057                2.8217
Purchase       3,233                 2.8173
Purchase       24,786                2.8390
Purchase       18,594                2.8014
Purchase       1,633                 6.0703 AUD
Purchase       9,423                 5.9594 AUD
Sale           13,919                2.8650
Sale           9,536                 2.8225
Sale           8,744                 2.8650
Sale           2,355                 2.8362
Sale           2,230                 2.9107
Sale           1,556                 2.8650
Sale           1,428                 2.8277
Sale           8,927                 2.8315
Sale           11,056                5.9758 AUD
Sale           1,140                 6.0115 AUD
Sale           1,633                 6.0703 AUD
Sale           3,492                 6.0114 AUD
Sale           5,909                 6.0114 AUD
Sale           6,093                 6.0114 AUD
Sale           31,165                2.8079
Sale           9,423                 5.9594 AUD
Sale           24,782                2.8324
Sale           24,787                6.0661 AUD
Sale           34,100                5.9865 AUD
Sale           60,711                2.8211
Sale           648                   6.0115 AUD
Sale           36,983                2.8448
Sale           900                   2.8320
Sale           6,358                 6.0114 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          31165         2.8079
CFD            Long          60711         2.8211
CFD            Long          1428          2.8277
CFD            Long          15318         2.828
CFD            Long          8927          2.8314
CFD            Long          900           2.832
CFD            Long          24782         2.8324
CFD            Long          2355          2.8361
CFD            Long          36983         2.8447
CFD            Long          39214         2.8746
CFD            Long          2230          2.9106
CFD            Long          34100         5.9864 AUD
CFD            Long          24787         6.0661 AUD
CFD            Short         39124         2.8156
CFD            Short         3233          2.8172
CFD            Short         2879          2.8178
CFD            Short         1123          2.8187
CFD            Short         41057         2.8216
CFD            Short         8592          2.8231
CFD            Short         1752          2.8279
CFD            Short         24786         2.8389
CFD            Short         10701         2.8658

(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                         27 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