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               28 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      17,488,960     4.21%        835,844     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,071,513     0.26%        252,366     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,560,473     4.47%      1,088,210     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       6,000                 2.8282
Purchase       13,037                5,6723 AUD
Purchase       4,845                 5.6994 AUD
Purchase       1,725                 5.8004 AUD
Purchase       1,598                 5.6055 AUD
Purchase       624                   2.8124
Purchase       21,484                5.6723 AUD
Purchase       1,700                 2.8275
Purchase       62,331                2.8639
Purchase       9,752                 2.8828
Purchase       13,970                2.8544
Purchase       17,387                2.8698
Purchase       21,038                2.8678
Purchase       1,016                 2.8485
Sale           6,306                 2.9068
Sale           8,541                 2.9092
Sale           13,047                2.8662
Sale           1,725                 5.8004 AUD
Sale           4,100                 5.6747 AUD
Sale           4,845                 5.6994 AUD
Sale           6,570                 5.7258 AUD
Sale           31,897                2.8696
Sale           55,908                2.8583

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          14144         2.8456
CFD            Long          1016          2.8486
CFD            Long          1099          2.8624
CFD            Long          11948         2.8665
CFD            Long          31897         2.8696
CFD            Long          6306          2.9067
CFD            Long          4100          5.6746 AUD
CFD            Short         624           2.8124
CFD            Short         1700          2.8275
CFD            Short         6000          2.8281
CFD            Short         1016          2.8485
CFD            Short         13970         2.8543
CFD            Short         62331         2.8638
CFD            Short         21038         2.8678
CFD            Short         9752          2.8827

(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                         29 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