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               27 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      17,474,656     4.21%        863,383     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,079,818     0.26%        214,750     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,554,474     4.47%      1,078,133     0.26%


(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       4,430                 2.8463
Purchase       13,412                6.0418 AUD
Purchase       35                    6.0506 AUD
Purchase       624                   2.8750
Purchase       1,200                 2.8652
Purchase       1,542                 2.8546
Purchase       13,447                6.0419 AUD
Purchase       3,884                 2.7978
Purchase       5,332                 2.8449
Purchase       5,500                 2.9439
Purchase       20,185                2.9163
Purchase       20,017                2.8261
Purchase       11,188                2.8360
Sale           11,952                2.8346
Sale           13,412                6.0418 AUD
Sale           400                   6.0413 AUD
Sale           35                    6.0506 AUD
Sale           4,538                 2.8482
Sale           859                   2.8295
Sale           6,717                 2.8259
Sale           2,228                 2.9269
Sale           10,942                2.8282
Sale           10,748                2.8482
Sale           41,947                2.8489
Sale           10,321                2.8483
Sale           14,723                2.8444

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6717          2.8258
CFD            Long          10942         2.8282
CFD            Long          859           2.8294
CFD            Long          14723         2.8443
CFD            Long          10321         2.8482
CFD            Long          41947         2.8489
CFD            Long          8038          2.8546
CFD            Long          34553         2.8699
CFD            Long          2228          2.9269
CFD            Long          400           6.0413 AUD
CFD            Short         3884          2.7977
CFD            Short         3603          2.8288
CFD            Short         11188         2.836
CFD            Short         5332          2.8449
CFD            Short         4430          2.8463
CFD            Short         1542          2.8545
CFD            Short         1200          2.8651
CFD            Short         20185         2.9162
CFD            Short         5500          2.9438

(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                         28 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