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               16 February 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      16,771,849     5.13%        763,041     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,596,897     0.49%        314,863     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,368,746     5.62%      1,077,904     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      31,390               2.1166
Purchase      10,765               2.1075
Purchase      11,294               2.0875
Purchase      13,097               2.1027
Purchase      19,300               2.1106
Purchase      38,154               1.9643
Purchase      3,824                4.3012 AUD
Purchase      8,000                2.1141
Sale          9,078                2.1143
Sale          9,100                2.0851
Sale          10,166               2.0758
Sale          31,831               2.0897
Sale          41,434               1.9690
Sale          77,662               2.1156
Sale          3,824                4.3012 AUD
Sale          3,824                4.3012 AUD
Sale          8,351                4.3120 AUD
Sale          12,908               4.3120 AUD
Sale          20,725               4.3120 AUD
Sale          25,734               2.1072


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          41434         1.9689
CFD            Long          10166         2.0758
CFD            Long          9100          2.085
CFD            Long          31831         2.0896
CFD            Long          1960          2.0973
CFD            Long          25734         2.1072
CFD            Long          77662         2.1155
CFD            Long          7118          2.1189
CFD            Short         38154         1.9642
CFD            Short         6920          2.0865
CFD            Short         27470         2.0931
CFD            Short         13097         2.1027
CFD            Short         9382          2.1031
CFD            Short         10765         2.1075
CFD            Short         8000          2.114
CFD            Short         31390         2.1165
CFD            Short         9918          2.1177


(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                         17 February 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