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               02 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      17,412,866     4.20%        940,086     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,171,260     0.28%        305,982     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,584,126     4.48%      1,246,068     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       400                   3.1129
Purchase       2,555                 3.0919
Purchase       1,470                 3.0500
Purchase       1,139                 3.1076
Purchase       49,950                3.1138
Purchase       10,916                3.0988
Purchase       2,211                 3.0280
Purchase       14,247                3.1129
Purchase       8,380                 3.1155
Purchase       27,367                3.1171
Purchase       34,445                3.1350
Purchase       36,606                3.1226
Purchase       49,627                3.1350
Sale           1,989                 6.1976 AUD
Sale           5,575                 6.1975 AUD
Sale           18,230                6.1697 AUD
Sale           1,865                 3.1278
Sale           778                   3.1326
Sale           2,211                 3.1060
Sale           1,300                 6.1857 AUD
Sale           7,200                 3.1261
Sale           12,182                3.1059
Sale           17,930                3.1002
Sale           34,445                3.1350
Sale           40,798                3.1201
Sale           49,627                3.1350
Sale           3,728                 3.1668

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7257          3.0897
CFD            Long          17930         3.1002
CFD            Long          2211          3.106
CFD            Long          1139          3.1077
CFD            Long          40798         3.1201
CFD            Long          7200          3.126
CFD            Long          1865          3.1278
CFD            Long          778           3.1325
CFD            Long          3728          3.1667
CFD            Long          1300          6.1856 AUD
CFD            Short         2211          3.0279
CFD            Short         2555          3.0918
CFD            Short         10916         3.0987
CFD            Short         1139          3.1076
CFD            Short         400           3.1128
CFD            Short         49950         3.1138
CFD            Short         8380          3.1154
CFD            Short         27367         3.117
CFD            Short         2944          3.1189
CFD            Short         33662         3.1228
CFD            Short         437           3.14


(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                         03 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