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               26 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      14,266,960     3.44%      1,105,911     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,214,247     0.29%        268,789     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,481,207     3.73%      1,374,700     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       12,132                2.3953
Purchase       1                     1.0000 AUD
Purchase       35,445                2.4189
Purchase       21,668                2.4232
Purchase       20,415                2.4292
Purchase       12,412                2.4352
Purchase       2,301                 2.4495
Purchase       2,581                 2.3905
Purchase       7,408                 4.8705 AUD
Sale           9,619                 4.7700 AUD
Sale           1,346                 4.8956 AUD
Sale           2,271                 2.4446
Sale           2,734                 2.3800
Sale           9,764                 2.4324
Sale           52,434                2.4238
Sale           16,431                2.4213
Sale           24,088                2.4265
Sale           36,017                2.4056
Sale           44,249                2.4404
Sale           5,157                 2.3775

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          36017         2.4055
CFD            Long          6660          2.4181
CFD            Long          52434         2.4237
CFD            Long          24088         2.4265
CFD            Long          9764          2.4324
CFD            Long          37589         2.4443
CFD            Long          2271          2.4446
CFD            Long          1346          4.8956 AUD
CFD            Short         6760          2.3789
CFD            Short         2581          2.3905
CFD            Short         7571          2.4114
CFD            Short         5372          2.4158
CFD            Short         35445         2.4189
CFD            Short         20415         2.4292
CFD            Short         12412         2.4351
CFD            Short         2301          2.4495

(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                         29 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