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               25 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      16,984,436     5.19%        643,747     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,468,525     0.45%        343,586     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,452,961     5.64%        987,333     0.30%


(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       8,516                 1.5079
Purchase       364                   3.6327 AUD
Purchase       21,959                3.6294 AUD
Purchase       21,981                3.6273 AUD
Purchase       28,421                3.6146 AUD
Purchase       49,715                3.6273 AUD
Purchase       66,100                3.6209 AUD
Purchase       3,700                 1.6625
Purchase       6,750                 1.5654
Purchase       19,935                1.5741
Purchase       33,938                1.5743
Purchase       68,830                1.5744
Purchase       4,258                 1.5425
Purchase       35,893                1.5240
Purchase       22,108                1.5408
Sale           30,940                1.5765
Sale           21,959                3.6294 AUD
Sale           31,049                1.5995
Sale           1,580                 1.5273
Sale           20,781                1.5304
Sale           5,417                 3.6047 AUD
Sale           10,789                1.5413
Sale           47,345                1.5349
Sale           68,304                1.5703
Sale           364                   3.6327 AUD
Sale           78,203                3.6017 AUD
Sale           50,626                3.6273 AUD
Sale           22,323                3.6294 AUD
Sale           1,520                 1.5425

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1580          1.5272
CFD            Long          20781         1.5304
CFD            Long          5584          1.5343
CFD            Long          4191          1.5344
CFD            Long          47345         1.5349
CFD            Long          10789         1.5413
CFD            Long          68304         1.5702
CFD            Long          30940         1.5764
CFD            Long          24020         1.5796
CFD            Long          7029          1.6675
CFD            Short         35893         1.524
CFD            Short         22108         1.5408
CFD            Short         6750          1.5654
CFD            Short         26215         1.5724
CFD            Short         19935         1.574
CFD            Short         68830         1.5744
CFD            Short         7723          1.5805
CFD            Short         3700          1.6625
CFD            Short         66100         3.6208

(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                         26 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