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               30 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      13,810,817     3.33%      1,155,898     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,212,044     0.29%        264,894     0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,022,861     3.62%      1,420,792     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       51,914                2.3095
Purchase       1,000                 2.2778
Purchase       1,154                 2.3900
Purchase       9,840                 2.3454
Purchase       10,500                2.3134
Purchase       26,373                2.3371
Purchase       29,041                2.3290
Purchase       37,116                2.3492
Purchase       200                   4.8300 AUD
Purchase       7,171                 4.8554 AUD
Sale           38,113                4.9300 AUD
Sale           23,376                4.8613 AUD
Sale           1,000                 2.2471
Sale           17,876                4.8334 AUD
Sale           3,192                 2.3110
Sale           5,526                 2.3110
Sale           5,937                 2.3110
Sale           12,510                4.8613 AUD
Sale           11,450                4.8613 AUD
Sale           14,120                2.3049
Sale           22,996                2.3250
Sale           37,592                2.3105
Sale           10,923                4.8613 AUD
Sale           1,537                 4.8614 AUD
Sale           30,112                2.3031
Sale           36,307                2.2822
Sale           200                   2.3022
Sale           5,095                 4.8613 AUD
Sale           2,900                 4.8683 AUD
Sale           2,206                 4.8614 AUD
Sale           2,071                 4.8613 AUD
Sale           29,814                4.8599 AUD
Sale           32,461                4.8334 AUD
Sale           797                   4.8614 AUD
Sale           1,195                 4.8613 AUD
Sale           25,417                2.3042

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1000          2.2471
CFD            Long          36307         2.2822
CFD            Long          200           2.3022
CFD            Long          30112         2.303
CFD            Long          24697         2.3047
CFD            Long          14120         2.3048
CFD            Long          12895         2.3214
CFD            Long          2900          4.8683
CFD            Short         1000          2.2777
CFD            Short         51914         2.3095
CFD            Short         10500         2.3133
CFD            Short         1281          2.3222
CFD            Short         12285         2.3263
CFD            Short         16756         2.3309
CFD            Short         9840          2.3453
CFD            Short         37116         2.3491
CFD            Short         200           4.83


(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                         01 July 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