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               05 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      17,299,948     4.17%        964,129     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,189,522     0.29%        258,359     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,489,470     4.46%      1,222,488     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       11,937                2.9603
Purchase       1,500                 2.9852
Purchase       431                   6.7985 AUD
Purchase       7,560                 2.9990
Purchase       60,724                2.9906
Purchase       14,742                2.9863
Purchase       15,913                2.9956
Purchase       22,299                2.9900
Purchase       25,018                2.9800
Sale            13,462               2.9837
Sale            21,566               2.9750
Sale            5,560                2.9990
Sale            3,590                2.9496
Sale            45,675               2.9854
Sale            1,601                5.8670 AUD
Sale            2,600                5.7312 AUD
Sale            680                  5.8669 AUD
Sale            24,688               5.6915 AUD
Sale            936                  2.9160

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          936           2.9159
CFD            Long          3590          2.9495
CFD            Long          5462          2.9748
CFD            Long          21566         2.9749
CFD            Long          45675         2.9853
CFD            Long          8000          2.9898
CFD            Long          2600          5.7311 AUD
CFD            Short         2963          2.9732
CFD            Short         25018         2.98
CFD            Short         1500          2.9852
CFD            Short         14742         2.9863
CFD            Short         15854         2.9867
CFD            Short         60724         2.9906
CFD            Short         15913         2.9955
CFD            Short         7560          2.999
CFD            Short         3482          3.0191

(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                         08 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