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               09 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      17,305,715     4.17%        991,796     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,241,984     0.30%        336,628     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,547,699     4.47%      1,328,424     0.32%


(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       10,182                2.7450
Purchase       1,010                 5.5336 AUD
Purchase       850                   2.7604
Purchase       1,400                 2.7753
Purchase       4,649                 2.7307
Purchase       4,156                 5.4945 AUD
Purchase       7,105                 2.7658
Purchase       61,399                2.7682
Purchase       15,444                2.7500
Purchase       37,948                2.7647
Purchase       38,074                2.7780
Sale           11,794                2.7812
Sale           12,170                2.7741
Sale           4,837                 2.7551
Sale           15,454                2.7871
Sale           27,827                2.7753
Sale           19,963                5.4338 AUD
Sale           5,155                 2.7071

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5155          2.707
CFD            Long          3135          2.7321
CFD            Long          7804          2.7691
CFD            Long          12170         2.7741
CFD            Long          27827         2.7752
CFD            Long          15454         2.787
CFD            Long          1702          2.7973
CFD            Short         4649          2.7306
CFD            Short         850           2.7604
CFD            Short         5822          2.7625
CFD            Short         37948         2.7647
CFD            Short         61399         2.7681
CFD            Short         24365         2.7716
CFD            Short         1400          2.7752
CFD            Short         38074         2.7779
CFD            Short         1283          2.7801
CFD            Short         1010          5.5335 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                         10 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