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               12 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      17,181,284     4.14%      1,015,787     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,226,116     0.30%        431,123     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,407,400     4.44%      1,446,910     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       20,864                2.8027
Purchase       4,469                 2.8168
Purchase       7,502                 2.8026
Purchase       16,525                2.8027
Purchase       1,820                 2.7904
Purchase       20,644                2.8292
Purchase       227                   2.8250
Purchase       114                   5.7606 AUD
Sale           26,854                2.8383
Sale           25,665                2.8550
Sale           24,310                2.8112
Sale           34,605                2.8413
Sale           46,880                2.7925
Sale           43,029                5.7123 AUD
Sale           14,460                2.8195
Sale           14,190                2.8251
Sale           12,657                2.8023
Sale           7,105                 5.7304 AUD
Sale           6,807                 2.8035
Sale           5,666                 2.8023
Sale           1,500                 5.8088 AUD
Sale           18,362                2.8079

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          46880         2.7925
CFD            Long          16253         2.8028
CFD            Long          6807          2.8035
CFD            Long          24310         2.8112
CFD            Long          14460         2.8195
CFD            Long          14190         2.8251
CFD            Long          26854         2.8382
CFD            Long          2109          2.8466
CFD            Long          1500          5.8088 AUD
CFD            Short         1820          2.7904
CFD            Short         4252          2.798
CFD            Short         37389         2.8026
CFD            Short         3250          2.8086
CFD            Short         4469          2.8168
CFD            Short         227           2.825

(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                         15 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