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               11 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      17,361,159     4.18%        985,737     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,210,027     0.29%        372,674     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,571,186     4.48%      1,358,411     0.33%


(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       22,673                2.8323
Purchase       763                   2.8277
Purchase       1,251                 2.8330
Purchase       4,587                 2.8500
Purchase       6,378                 2.8310
Purchase       7,330                 2.7986
Purchase       600                   2.7968
Purchase       20,575                2.8113
Purchase       60,122                2.8326
Purchase       12,678                5.7200 AUD
Purchase       288                   5.6428 AUD
Purchase       172                   5.6100 AUD
Purchase       1,523                 5.7200 AUD
Sale           614                   2.8447
Sale           6,065                 5.6830 AUD
Sale           800                   2.7500
Sale           8,381                 5.6349 AUD
Sale           11,721                5.6566 AUD
Sale           4,587                 2.8500
Sale           22,185                2.7801
Sale           7,666                 2.8202
Sale           270                   2.8578
Sale           10,140                2.8240
Sale           1,523                 5.7200 AUD
Sale           22,706                2.8290
Sale           29,405                2.8344
Sale           34,445                2.8100
Sale           6,404                 2.8496

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          800           2.75
CFD            Long          6001          2.814
CFD            Long          10140         2.8239
CFD            Long          22706         2.8289
CFD            Long          1665          2.8423
CFD            Long          614           2.8446
CFD            Long          6404          2.8495
CFD            Long          270           2.8578
CFD            Long          6065          5.6829 AUD
CFD            Short         1414          2.7851
CFD            Short         600           2.7968
CFD            Short         5916          2.8017
CFD            Short         20124         2.827
CFD            Short         763           2.8277
CFD            Short         6378          2.8309
CFD            Short         22673         2.8322
CFD            Short         60122         2.8325
CFD            Short         1251          2.8329
CFD            Short         172           5.6100 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                         12 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