Issue of New Securities

18 Jan 2010 09:13

AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITEDASX, LSE & JSE18 January 2010Issue of New Securities

Aquarius Platinum Limited wishes to advise that the Company has issued 229,162 common shares upon exercise of:

i. 47,344 common shares issued pursuant to the exercise of 47,344 unlisted

Options from Aquarius' Employee Option Scheme.

ii. 181,818 common shares upon exercise of 500,000 unlisted Ridge Mining

options held by Ridge employees on the basis of 1 Aquarius share for every

2.75 Ridge share pursuant to the scheme of arrangement that was announced

to the ASX on 26 May 2009.

The total number of shares on issue is 462,751,391.

For further information please visit www.aquariusplatinum.com or contact:

In Australia: Willi Boehm

Aquarius Platinum Corporate Services

+61 8 9367 5211 In the United Kingdom: Stuart Murray +27 (0) 11 656 1140 In South Africa: Charmane Russell +27 (0) 880 3924 REGISTERED OFFICE

Aquarius Platinum Limited ● Clarendon House ● 2 Church Street ● Hamilton HMCX Bermuda

Email: info@aquariusplatinum.com

Telephone: +61 8 9367 5211