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               29 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      14,086,481     3.39%      1,146,535     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,223,696     0.29%        257,885     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,310,177     3.69%      1,404,420     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       34,787                2.3336
Purchase       364                   2.3679
Purchase       6,700                 2.3200
Purchase       2,106                 4.9300 AUD
Purchase       10,696                2.3554
Purchase       47,575                2.3149
Purchase       18,939                2.3715
Purchase       24,095                2.3411
Sale           5,113                 2.3540
Sale           9,660                 2.3350
Sale           20,628                2.3950
Sale           364                   2.3496
Sale           46,766                2.3238
Sale           2,100                 4.9838 AUD
Sale           47,181                2.3145
Sale           57,773                2.3605
Sale           37,963                4.8700 AUD
Sale           13,682                4.9371 AUD
Sale           8,747                 4.9304 AUD
Sale           5,293                 4.9371 AUD
Sale           28,230                2.3156

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          34132         2.3126
CFD            Long          28230         2.3155
CFD            Long          13049         2.3192
CFD            Long          46766         2.3238
CFD            Long          9660          2.3349
CFD            Long          364           2.3496
CFD            Long          5113          2.354
CFD            Long          2100          4.9837
CFD            Short         13511         2.307
CFD            Short         47575         2.3149
CFD            Short         6700          2.3199
CFD            Short         21276         2.3504
CFD            Short         10696         2.3553
CFD            Short         364           2.3678
CFD            Short         18939         2.3714

(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                         30 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