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               24 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      16,998,821     5.20%        588,220     0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,412,998     0.43%        317,468     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,411,819     5.63%        905,688     0.28%


(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       9,165                 1.4608
Purchase       712                   3.8096 AUD
Purchase       3,309                 1.5171
Purchase       4,258                 1.5750
Purchase       5,339                 1.6111
Purchase       8,566                 1.5148
Purchase       114,690               1.5132
Purchase       24,569                1.5231
Purchase       27,011                1.5117
Purchase       41,130                1.5154
Purchase       62,442                1.5021
Sale           17,165                1.5431
Sale           10,229                1.5015
Sale           712                   3.8096 AUD
Sale           5,800                 1.5488
Sale           4,545                 1.5775
Sale           50,276                1.4979
Sale           106,976               1.4996
Sale           49,731                3.8244 AUD
Sale           712                   3.8096 AUD
Sale           8,114                 1.6498

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          50276         1.4979
CFD            Long          106976        1.4995
CFD            Long          10229         1.5014
CFD            Long          5757          1.529
CFD            Long          5800          1.5488
CFD            Long          11408         1.5502
CFD            Long          27077         1.575
CFD            Long          4545          1.5775
CFD            Long          8114          1.6497
CFD            Short         2390          1.4246
CFD            Short         9165          1.4608
CFD            Short         62442         1.502
CFD            Short         14390         1.5101
CFD            Short         27011         1.5116
CFD            Short         114690        1.5131
CFD            Short         8566          1.5148
CFD            Short         41130         1.5154
CFD            Short         10179         1.5415
CFD            Short         5339          1.611

(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                         25 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