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               20 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      16,845,202     5.15%        729,996     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,538,989     0.47%        349,164     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,384,191     5.62%      1,079,160     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       18,879                1.7578
Purchase       9,553                 4.2880 AUD
Purchase       4,800                 4.3073 AUD
Purchase       1,041                 4.2715 AUD
Purchase       200                   1.7603
Purchase       1,302                 1.8025
Purchase       3,805                 1.7532
Purchase       67,079                1.7648
Purchase       13,450                4.2552 AUD
Purchase       9,992                 1.7997
Purchase       11,172                1.7523
Sale           4,121                 1.7606
Sale           5,160                 1.8000
Sale           8,084                 1.7913
Sale           15,172                1.7876
Sale           94                    1.7523
Sale           30,163                1.7713
Sale           53,165                1.7475
Sale           71,086                1.7753
Sale           1,041                 4.2715 AUD
Sale           6,083                 4.2862 AUD
Sale           13,450                4.2552 AUD
Sale           14,491                4.2564 AUD
Sale           18,879                1.7518


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date   Purchase/Sale  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
19/02/2009  Sale           48,268                1.7997

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          5197          1.7421
CFD            Long          18879         1.7518
CFD            Long          94            1.7523
CFD            Long          4121          1.7605
CFD            Long          30163         1.7712
CFD            Long          71086         1.7753
CFD            Long          8084          1.7913
CFD            Long          21554         1.7997
CFD            Long          9975          1.8112
CFD            Short         11172         1.7522
CFD            Short         3805          1.7532
CFD            Short         18879         1.7577
CFD            Short         200           1.7602
CFD            Short         67079         1.7647
CFD            Short         9992          1.7997
CFD            Short         1302          1.8025
CFD            Short         4800          4.3073


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
19/02/2009 Long        48,268                1.7997

(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                         23 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