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               10 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      17,376,935     4.19%        973,541     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,226,785     0.30%        469,000     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,603,720     4.48%      1,442,541     0.35%


(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       26,949                2.8185
Purchase       11,931                2.8079
Purchase       12,458                2.8169
Purchase       13,843                2.8115
Purchase       14,320                2.8054
Purchase       22,185                2.7650
Purchase       24,843                2.7504
Purchase       28,298                2.8335
Purchase       38,830                2.8296
Purchase       78,719                2.8472
Purchase       3,400                 5.4384 AUD
Purchase       1,062                 5.5314 AUD
Purchase       431                   5.4685 AUD
Sale           18,759                5.4495 AUD
Sale           5,344                 2.7787
Sale           2,859                 2.8785
Sale           11,931                2.8339
Sale           12,458                2.8110
Sale           274                   2.8087
Sale           12,717                2.8425
Sale           24,843                2.8635
Sale           18,467                5.4468 AUD
Sale           42,138                2.8387
Sale           15,444                2.7404
Sale           5,251                 2.8425
Sale           4,179                 2.8379
Sale           13,130                2.8425

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5344          2.7786
CFD            Long          274           2.8086
CFD            Long          12458         2.8109
CFD            Long          1144          2.8259
CFD            Long          4179          2.8379
CFD            Long          42138         2.8386
CFD            Long          1217          2.8598
CFD            Long          24843         2.8635
CFD            Long          1642          2.8923
CFD            Short         24843         2.7504
CFD            Short         14320         2.8053
CFD            Short         11931         2.8079
CFD            Short         12458         2.8168
CFD            Short         26949         2.8184
CFD            Short         38830         2.8296
CFD            Short         28298         2.8334
CFD            Short         78719         2.8471
CFD            Short         3400          5.4384 AUD
CFD            Short         1062          5.5313 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                         11 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