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               19 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      16,900,120     5.17%        704,309     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,534,856     0.47%        353,487     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,434,976     5.64%      1,057,796     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       10,385                1.8882
Purchase       4,117                 1.8957
Purchase       500                   1.8557
Purchase       2,200                 4.1895 AUD
Purchase       151,054               1.9211
Purchase       7,209                 1.8503
Purchase       1,730                 4.2896 AUD
Purchase       10,304                1.9374
Purchase       5,160                 1.9000
Purchase       21,554                1.8000
Purchase       1,406                 4.1896 AUD
Purchase       32,844                1.9256
Purchase       33,631                1.9242
Purchase       9,496                 1.8394
Sale           900                   1.9922
Sale           3,136                 4.2447 AUD
Sale           1,730                 4.2896 AUD
Sale           3,309                 1.8825
Sale           3,492                 1.9221
Sale           1,406                 4.1896 AUD
Sale           6,978                 1.9257
Sale           8,606                 1.9644
Sale           29,707                1.9146
Sale           48,268                1.7997
Sale           147,368               1.9201
Sale           5,202                 1.9100


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          48268         1.7997
CFD            Long          29707         1.9145
CFD            Long          147368        1.9201
CFD            Long          3492          1.9221
CFD            Long          6978          1.9257
CFD            Long          8606          1.9643
CFD            Long          900           1.9922
CFD            Short         9496          1.8393
CFD            Short         7209          1.8502
CFD            Short         500           1.8557
CFD            Short         10385         1.8881
CFD            Short         4117          1.8956
CFD            Short         151054        1.9211
CFD            Short         33631         1.9242
CFD            Short         32844         1.9256
CFD            Short         5414          1.9266
CFD            Short         4890          1.9492
CFD            Short         2200          4.1895


(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                         20 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