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               23 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      16,661,419     4.01%      1,106,765     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,242,097     0.30%        327,609     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             17,903,516     4.31%      1,434,374     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       6,638                 2.3013
Purchase       10,950                2.2858
Purchase       25,033                2.2639
Purchase       15,584                2.3148
Purchase       40,604                2.2893
Purchase       43,996                2.2546
Purchase       3,499                 2.2188
Purchase       132,845               2.2908
Purchase       8,853                 4.6008 AUD
Purchase       800                   2.3529
Sale           6,580                 2.3050
Sale           24,014                2.3156
Sale           8,823                 2.3150
Sale           14,354                2.3156
Sale           14,360                2.3156
Sale           7,336                 2.3150
Sale           14,992                2.2827
Sale           400                   2.2135
Sale           21,008                2.3156
Sale           21,102                4.5793 AUD
Sale           26,050                2.3475
Sale           32,601                2.2695
Sale           40,846                2.2780
Sale           52,023                2.2921
Sale           107,472               2.3382
Sale           28,221                4.6005 AUD
Sale           15,992                2.2005

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          15992         2.2004
CFD            Long          400           2.2134
CFD            Long          19904         2.2569
CFD            Long          14992         2.2826
CFD            Long          52023         2.292
CFD            Long          20942         2.298
CFD            Long          6580          2.305
CFD            Long          107472        2.3382
CFD            Long          28221         4.6005 AUD
CFD            Short         10702         2.1936
CFD            Short         3499          2.2187
CFD            Short         19745         2.2456
CFD            Short         24251         2.2618
CFD            Short         10950         2.2857
CFD            Short         40604         2.2892
CFD            Short         132845        2.2908
CFD            Short         1856          2.2998
CFD            Short         15584         2.3147
CFD            Short         800           2.3529

(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                         24 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