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               01 June 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      17,409,715     4.20%        974,665     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,195,484     0.29%        274,451     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,605,199     4.48%      1,249,116     0.30%


(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       18,016                3.1395
Purchase       1,460                 3.1063
Purchase       2,634                 3.1380
Purchase       3,301                 3.1350
Purchase       10,955                3.1148
Purchase       660                   3.0730
Purchase       18,011                3.1379
Purchase       35,406                3.1130
Purchase       2,091                 6.1806 AUD
Purchase       1,862                 8.2000 AUD
Sale           35,317                3.1224
Sale           18,300                3.1560
Sale           3,700                 6.1600 AUD
Sale           109,092               3.1010
Sale           4,478                 6.1900 AUD
Sale           9,831                 3.1179
Sale           7,040                 3.1211
Sale           3,376                 3.1375
Sale           19,438                6.1986 AUD
Sale           16,733                3.1732


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          24519         3.0697
CFD            Long          109092        3.101
CFD            Long          7040          3.121
CFD            Long          35317         3.1224
CFD            Long          3376          3.1375
CFD            Long          4733          3.1414
CFD            Long          18300         3.156
CFD            Long          12000         3.1856
CFD            Long          7485          3.1977
CFD            Long          1200          5.932 AUD
CFD            Long          3700          6.1599 AUD
CFD            Short         660           3.073
CFD            Short         1583          3.0876
CFD            Short         1745          3.0992
CFD            Short         1460          3.1063
CFD            Short         35406         3.113
CFD            Short         10955         3.1147
CFD            Short         2634          3.1379
CFD            Short         18016         3.1395
CFD            Short         16428         3.1427
CFD            Short         4343          3.192
CFD            Short         2091          6.1806 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                         02 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