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               04 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      17,276,284     4.16%        979,369     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,197,954     0.29%        206,864     0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,474,238     4.45%      1,186,233     0.29%


(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       8,400                 2.9203
Purchase       3,061                 2.8973
Purchase       5,163                 2.8633
Purchase       5,331                 2.8411
Purchase       5,932                 2.8614
Purchase       599                   2.8800
Purchase       8,267                 2.8465
Purchase       14,100                2.8503
Purchase       23,888                2.8479
Sale           12,008                2.8487
Sale           2,573                 6.0421 AUD
Sale           15,418                2.8610
Sale           6,230                 2.8446
Sale           21,354                2.8584
Sale           5,854                 2.8756
Sale           5,541                 2.8433
Sale           39,834                2.8493
Sale           8,628                 6.0241 AUD
Sale           10,826                2.8463

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5541          2.8433
CFD            Long          6230          2.8445
CFD            Long          10826         2.8463
CFD            Long          39834         2.8492
CFD            Long          21354         2.8584
CFD            Long          15418         2.8609
CFD            Long          1049          2.9959
CFD            Long          2573          6.0421 AUD
CFD            Short         1331          2.8401
CFD            Short         12815         2.8414
CFD            Short         8267          2.8465
CFD            Short         23888         2.8478
CFD            Short         14100         2.8502
CFD            Short         5932          2.8613
CFD            Short         3061          2.8972
CFD            Short         8400          2.9202

(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                         05 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