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               22 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      16,742,473     4.03%      1,040,447     0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,216,814     0.29%        308,016     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             17,959,287     4.33%      1,348,463     0.32%


(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       9,300                 2.3658
Purchase       18,457                4.9105 AUD
Purchase       1,076                 4.8886 AUD
Purchase       1,415                 2.3249
Purchase       5,600                 2.2943
Purchase       6,021                 2.3731
Purchase       18,929                2.3158
Purchase       36,656                2.3207
Purchase       52,386                2.3298
Purchase       30,044                2.3478
Sale           49,990                2.3488
Sale           63,551                2.3456
Sale           56,066                2.3447
Sale           51,543                4.8674 AUD
Sale           38,225                4.8000 AUD
Sale           36,042                4.8226 AUD
Sale           274                   2.3350
Sale           3,622                 2.3447
Sale           6,021                 2.4271
Sale           4,920                 2.3719
Sale           5,014                 4.8667 AUD
Sale           75,312                2.3419
Sale           18,521                2.3319
Sale           35,565                2.3447
Sale           24,286                2.3313
Sale           25,610                2.3536
Sale           27,607                2.3447
Sale           4,354                 2.3866

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          18521         2.3318
CFD            Long          274           2.335
CFD            Long          75312         2.3419
CFD            Long          63551         2.3456
CFD            Long          49990         2.3487
CFD            Long          17887         2.3517
CFD            Long          7723          2.3578
CFD            Long          4920          2.3719
CFD            Long          4354          2.3865
CFD            Long          6021          2.4271
CFD            Long          51543         4.8674 AUD
CFD            Short         5600          2.2943
CFD            Short         18929         2.3158
CFD            Short         7955          2.3173
CFD            Short         1415          2.3249
CFD            Short         52386         2.3297
CFD            Short         12883         2.349
CFD            Short         22089         2.3588
CFD            Short         9300          2.3658
CFD            Short         6021          2.373
CFD            Short         1076          4.8886 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                         23 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