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               15 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      17,078,506     4.12%      1,073,104     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,275,194     0.31%        338,400     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,353,700     4.42%      1,411,504     0.34%

(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       1,444                 2.7700
Purchase       1,630                 2.8029
Purchase       503                   5.7233 AUD
Purchase       1,963                 2.6447
Purchase       76,011                2.6453
Purchase       9,637                 2.7457
Purchase       41,991                2.6980
Purchase       9,950                 2.6237
Purchase       11,529                2.7821
Sale           36,122                2.6292
Sale           1,810                 2.7391
Sale           2,770                 2.6917
Sale           1,135                 2.8118
Sale           29,533                2.6714
Sale           123                   5.8273 AUD
Sale           65,975                2.6464
Sale           72,065                2.6868
Sale           77,233                2.6732
Sale           6,305                 5.7657 AUD
Sale           4,000                 5.7718 AUD
Sale           3,750                 5.6794 AUD
Sale           13,932                2.6483

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          36122         2.6291
CFD            Long          65975         2.6463
CFD            Long          13932         2.6483
CFD            Long          77233         2.6732
CFD            Long          61631         2.6743
CFD            Long          2770          2.6917
CFD            Long          1810          2.7391
CFD            Long          10434         2.76
CFD            Long          1135          2.8117
CFD            Long          4000          5.7718 AUD
CFD            Long          123           5.8273 AUD
CFD            Short         9950          2.6237
CFD            Short         1963          2.6446
CFD            Short         76011         2.6453
CFD            Short         1777          2.7023
CFD            Short         2262          2.7035
CFD            Short         16658         2.7036
CFD            Short         9637          2.7457
CFD            Short         1444          2.77
CFD            Short         11529         2.7821
CFD            Short         1630          2.8029
CFD            Short         503           5.7233 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                         16 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