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               29 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      17,415,986     4.20%        848,027     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,076,071     0.26%        260,760     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,492,057     4.46%      1,108,787     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       20,464                3.0486
Purchase       101,562               3.0491
Purchase       2,395                 5.9413 AUD
Purchase       34,109                3.0382
Purchase       27,255                3.0599
Purchase       1,537                 5.9414 AUD
Purchase       23,843                3.0328
Purchase       700                   2.9305
Purchase       2,000                 2.9704
Purchase       18,845                6.0106 AUD
Purchase       7,055                 3.0242
Sale           1,200                 5.9333 AUD
Sale           696                   3.0669
Sale           5,600                 3.0728
Sale           21,648                3.0562
Sale           111,227               3.0674
Sale           23,098                3.0798
Sale           24,519                3.0700
Sale           25,734                3.0616
Sale           100,000               3.0282
Sale           9,475                 3.0023

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2046          2.9759
CFD            Long          16892         3.0504
CFD            Long          21648         3.0561
CFD            Long          696           3.0669
CFD            Long          111227        3.0674
CFD            Long          24519         3.0699
CFD            Long          5600          3.0728
CFD            Long          23098         3.0798
CFD            Long          8842          3.0827
CFD            Long          1200          5.9332 AUD
CFD            Short         700           2.9305
CFD            Short         2000          2.9703
CFD            Short         14094         3.0099
CFD            Short         34109         3.0381
CFD            Short         2691          3.0461
CFD            Short         6980          3.0462
CFD            Short         20464         3.0486
CFD            Short         101562        3.0491
CFD            Short         27255         3.0598
CFD            Short         9749          3.0656

(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                         01 June 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