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               16 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      17,051,531     4.11%      1,099,074     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,308,463     0.32%        383,283     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,359,994     4.42%      1,482,357     0.36%

(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       27,426                2.6046
Purchase       2,701                 2.5500
Purchase       4,568                 2.6501
Purchase       6,230                 2.5943
Purchase       22,068                2.5938
Purchase       60,864                2.6142
Purchase       200                   5.1100 AUD
Purchase       1,875                 5.1795 AUD
Sale           13,870                2.6057
Sale           2,490                 2.6374
Sale           1,875                 5.1795 AUD
Sale           3,825                 2.5825
Sale           1,943                 5.1788 AUD
Sale           4,881                 2.6149
Sale           5,687                 2.6057
Sale           20,853                2.6008
Sale           12,371                2.6150
Sale           15,906                2.6057
Sale           1,461                 2.5825
Sale           11,300                501622 AUD
Sale           586                   2.5696
Sale           29,330                2.5746
Sale           35,704                2.5990
Sale           14,375                5.1970 AUD
Sale           2,420                 5.1335 AUD

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          586           2.5696
CFD            Long          28597         2.5739
CFD            Long          35704         2.599
CFD            Long          733           2.5998
CFD            Long          4881          2.6148
CFD            Long          2490          2.6373
CFD            Long          11300         5.1622 AUD
CFD            Short         1975          2.5693
CFD            Short         22068         2.5937
CFD            Short         6230          2.5942
CFD            Short         60864         2.6142
CFD            Short         4568          2.6501
CFD            Short         200           5.11 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                         17 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