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               02 March 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     17,020,381      5.20%        778,727     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,418,169      0.43%        411,765     0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,438,550     5.64%      1,190,492     0.36%


(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       19,502                1.5852
Purchase       2,000                 1.6350
Purchase       4,606                 1.6022
Purchase       1,676                 3.8600 AUD
Purchase       3,300                 3.8350 AUD
Purchase       34,002                1.5744
Purchase       25,536                1.6024
Purchase       8,518                 1.5400
Purchase       550                   1.5802
Purchase       13,728                1.5906
Purchase       13,277                1.5400
Sale           4,657                 1.6393
Sale           4,852                 1.5859
Sale           5,092                 1.5400
Sale           9,212                 1.5521
Sale           24,235                1.5398
Sale           26,627                3.8879 AUD
Sale           30,671                1.5979
Sale           33,487                1.5972
Sale           43,168                1.5533
Sale           12,315                3.8680 AUD
Sale           42,558                3.9500 AUD
Sale           21,713                1.5757

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2144          1.535
CFD            Long          24235         1.5397
CFD            Long          7129          1.54
CFD            Long          9212          1.552
CFD            Long          43168         1.5533
CFD            Long          11979         1.5708
CFD            Long          21713         1.5757
CFD            Long          4852          1.5858
CFD            Long          30671         1.5978
CFD            Long          21508         1.6118
CFD            Long          4657          1.6393
CFD            Short         70682         1.5604
CFD            Short         34002         1.5743
CFD            Short         550           1.5802
CFD            Short         19502         1.5851
CFD            Short         36180         1.5854
CFD            Short         3674          1.59
CFD            Short         13728         1.5905
CFD            Short         4606          1.6021
CFD            Short         21862         1.6044
CFD            Short         77498         1.6289
CFD            Short         2000          1.635
CFD            Short         3300          3.835 AUD

(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                         03 March 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