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               25 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      14,385,958     3.47%      1,054,397     0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,170,304     0.28%        302,158     0.07%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,556,262     3.75%      1,356,555     0.33%


(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       14,944                2.3454
Purchase       1,600                 2.3663
Purchase       1,608                 2.2995
Purchase       2,780                 2.3450
Purchase       5,586                 4.7705 AUD
Purchase       5,416                 2.3346
Purchase       69,784                2.3291
Purchase       22,581                2.3323
Purchase       27,943                2.3321
Purchase       23,005                2.3505
Sale           3,773                 4.7795 AUD
Sale           44,836                4.7519 AUD
Sale           33,586                4.47519 AUD
Sale           67,500                2.3249
Sale           58,926                2.3380
Sale           44,521                2.3271
Sale           7,311                 2.3381
Sale           6,100                 4.8123 AUD
Sale           4,133                 2.3320
Sale           29,011                2.3389
Sale           24,803                2.3535
Sale           14,944                2.2884
Sale           15,471                2.3400
Sale           19,477                4.7500 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          14944         2.2883
CFD            Long          32102         2.3232
CFD            Long          67500         2.3248
CFD            Long          12419         2.3371
CFD            Long          58926         2.3379
CFD            Long          7311          2.338
CFD            Long          24803         2.3535
CFD            Long          6100          4.8122 AUD
CFD            Short         1608          2.2994
CFD            Short         12005         2.3265
CFD            Short         69784         2.329
CFD            Short         7471          2.3311
CFD            Short         22581         2.3323
CFD            Short         5416          2.3345
CFD            Short         14944         2.3453
CFD            Short         1600          2.3662
CFD            Short         11000         2.3767

(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                         26 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