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               01 July 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      13,872,623     3.34%      1,152,109     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,206,389     0.29%        359,254     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             15,079,012     3.63%      1,511,363     0.36%


(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       72,660                2.2169
Purchase       22,996                2.2775
Purchase       44,980                2.2841
Purchase       47,028                2.2551
Purchase       300                   4.5500 AUD
Purchase       50,544                2.2530
Purchase       17,870                2.2627
Purchase       99,028                2.2228
Purchase       102,431               2.3250
Purchase       15,794                2.2753
Purchase       4,538                 2.2152
Purchase       5,024                 2.2278
Sale           14,778                4.6000 AUD
Sale           8,648                 4.6000 AUD
Sale           2,574                 4.6000 AUD
Sale           24,672                4.5811 AUD
Sale           22,280                2.1961
Sale           15,794                2.2197
Sale           50,800                2.2347
Sale           40,862                2.2410
Sale           103,674               2.2329
Sale           10,880                2.2383
Sale           7,168                 2.2636
Sale           3,089                 2.2945
Sale           1,000                 2.1971
Sale           26,766                2.2625

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          22280         2.1961
CFD            Long          1000          2.1971
CFD            Long          15794         2.2196
CFD            Long          26655         2.2224
CFD            Long          103674        2.2329
CFD            Long          10880         2.2382
CFD            Long          24145         2.2482
CFD            Long          7168          2.2635
CFD            Long          3089          2.2944
CFD            Short         4538          2.2152
CFD            Short         72660         2.2169
CFD            Short         99028         2.2228
CFD            Short         5024          2.2278
CFD            Short         4262          2.2302
CFD            Short         18181         2.233
CFD            Short         17870         2.2627
CFD            Short         32363         2.2642
CFD            Short         15794         2.2753
CFD            Short         44980         2.2841
CFD            Short         300           4.55 AUD

(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                         02 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