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               17 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      17,141,117     4.13%      1,077,311     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,251,946     0.30%        333,514     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,393,063     4.43%      1,410,825     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       4,597                 4.9925 AUD
Purchase       24,593                2.4489
Purchase       24,608                2.3253
Purchase       27,045                2.3596
Purchase       1,973                 2.3361
Purchase       10,891                2.3579
Purchase       67,800                2.3416
Purchase       20,419                2.3162
Purchase       20,507                4.9578 AUD
Purchase       2,831                 4.9001 AUD
Purchase       1,014                 4.9305 AUD
Purchase       951                   4.9590 AUD
Purchase       700                   4.8824 AUD
Purchase       5,089                 2.4614
Purchase       2,304                 2.4700
Purchase       136,497               4.9578 AUD
Sale           55,809                2.3732
Sale           5,220                 2.3625
Sale           5,160                 2.3755
Sale           16,245                2.2939
Sale           4,000                 2.3803
Sale           38,193                2.3727
Sale           53,247                2.3389
Sale           700                   4.9814 AUD
Sale           13,181                5.0082 AUD
Sale           3,845                 4.9081 AUD
Sale           2,831                 4.9001 AUD
Sale           1,014                 4.9305 AUD
Sale           41,025                2.3530

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          16245         2.2939
CFD            Long          53247         2.3389
CFD            Long          20996         2.367
CFD            Long          55809         2.3731
CFD            Long          5160          2.3755
CFD            Long          17197         2.3796
CFD            Long          4000          2.3803
CFD            Long          700           4.9814 AUD
CFD            Short         9092          2.304
CFD            Short         1973           2.3361
CFD            Short         15516         2.3376
CFD            Short         67800         2.3415
CFD            Short         10891         2.3578
CFD            Short         27045         2.3595
CFD            Short         5037          2.4211
CFD            Short         2576          2.4212
CFD            Short         1946          2.4214
CFD            Short         24593         2.4488
CFD            Short         1611          2.4518
CFD            Short         5282          2.4598
CFD            Short         5089          2.4613
CFD            Short         700           4.8824 AUD
CFD            Short         951           4.9589 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                         18 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