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               18 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      16,868,632     5.16%        696,701     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,530,557     0.47%        334,967     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,399,189     5.63%      1,031,668     0.32%


(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       16,883                1.8418
Purchase       4,000                 1.8929
Purchase       5,202                 1.9100
Purchase       6,975                 1.8453
Purchase       8,663                 1.8881
Purchase       10,027                1.8751
Purchase       16,140                1.8593
Purchase       3,562                 4.4696 AUD
Purchase       21,991                1.8590
Purchase       26,179                1.8754
Purchase       104,991               1.8674
Purchase       86,254                1.8714
Sale           9,009                 1.8592
Sale           6,898                 4.4210 AUD
Sale           4,236                 1.9524
Sale           5,202                 1.9100
Sale           3,562                 4.4696 AUD
Sale           6,785                 1.8505
Sale           3,562                 4.4696 AUD
Sale           16,356                1.8655
Sale           2,999                 4.4210 AUD
Sale           1,854                 4.4087 AUD
Sale           14,667                1.8918
Sale           1,956                 1.9546
Sale           1,179                 4.4211 AUD
Sale           112,905               1.8651
Sale           6,975                 1.9697


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          6785          1.8505
CFD            Long          9009          1.8592
CFD            Long          112905        1.8651
CFD            Long          16356         1.8654
CFD            Long          14667         1.8918
CFD            Long          4236          1.9523
CFD            Long          1956          1.9546
CFD            Long          6975          1.9697
CFD            Long          1854          4.4087
CFD            Short         14570         1.8376
CFD            Short         6975          1.8452
CFD            Short         21991         1.859
CFD            Short         16140         1.8592
CFD            Short         104991        1.8673
CFD            Short         2313          1.8676
CFD            Short         86254         1.8714
CFD            Short         10027         1.875
CFD            Short         8663          1.888
CFD            Short         4000          1.8928


(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                         19 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