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               24 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      16,596,923     4.00%      1,036,842     0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,158,508     0.28%        368,058     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             17,755,431     4.28%      1,404,900     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       15,268                2.3253
Purchase       57,309                2.3695
Purchase       50,825                2.3610
Purchase       780                   2.3503
Purchase       35,510                2.3774
Purchase       35,050                2.3436
Purchase       800                   2.3729
Purchase       26,050                2.3526
Purchase       12,020                2.3614
Purchase       15,020                2.3680
Sale           114                   2.3047
Sale           2,880                 2.3923
Sale           5,157                 2.3900
Sale           9,627                 2.3689
Sale           13,984                2.3699
Sale           1                     2.3699
Sale           17,577                2.3614
Sale           3,390                 4.7646 AUD
Sale           23,921                2.3829
Sale           34,795                2.3669
Sale           36,949                2.3610
Sale           6,223                 4.7181 AUD
Sale           15,268                2.3554

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          114           2.3047
CFD            Long          15268         2.3553
CFD            Long          3489          2.3603
CFD            Long          36949         2.3609
CFD            Long          14088         2.3617
CFD            Long          9627          2.3688
CFD            Long          23921         2.3828
CFD            Long          2880          2.3923
CFD            Long          3390          4.7646 AUD
CFD            Short         15268         2.3253
CFD            Short         40431         2.3288
CFD            Short         35050         2.3435
CFD            Short         780           2.3502
CFD            Short         15051         2.3562
CFD            Short         12020         2.3613
CFD            Short         35774         2.363
CFD            Short         6261          2.3648
CFD            Short         15020         2.368
CFD            Short         57309         2.3694
CFD            Short         800           2.3729

(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                         25 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