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               03 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     16,981,192      5.19%        761,944     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives   1,306,265      0.40%        397,268     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,287,457     5.59%      1,159,212     0.35%


(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       8,518                 1.5533
Purchase       3,800                 1.5677
Purchase       5,700                 1.5570
Purchase       7,297                 1.5598
Purchase       8,518                 1.5200
Purchase       101,259               1.5558
Purchase       14,646                1.5540
Purchase       17,303                1.5595
Purchase       32,858                1.5626
Sale           15,590                1.5596
Sale           8,623                 1.5798
Sale           15,851                1.5686
Sale           30,169                3.5823 AUD
Sale           27,147                1.5379
Sale           7,060                 1.5875
Sale           5,900                 1.5851
Sale           92,969                1.5523
Sale           2,531                 3.5700 AUD
Sale           9,028                 3.5891 AUD
Sale           7,437                 1.5674

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          27147         1.5378
CFD            Long          11422         1.5443
CFD            Long          92969         1.5522
CFD            Long          10452         1.5558
CFD            Long          15590         1.5595
CFD            Long          7437          1.5673
CFD            Long          8623          1.5797
CFD            Long          5900          1.585
CFD            Long          7060          1.5874
CFD            Long          5399          1.5933
CFD            Short         7488          1.5453
CFD            Short         1277          1.549
CFD            Short         27702         1.5494
CFD            Short         28018         1.5512
CFD            Short         14646         1.554
CFD            Short         12571         1.5554
CFD            Short         101259        1.5558
CFD            Short         5700          1.557
CFD            Short         30711         1.5585
CFD            Short         7297          1.5598
CFD            Short         32858         1.5625
CFD            Short         3800          1.5677
CFD            Short         4732          1.57
CFD            Short         7060          1.5875
CFD            Short         13728         1.5905
CFD            Short         2467          1.6296
CFD            Short         1820          1.63

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date      Long/Short       Number of Securities        Price per unit (GBP)
02/03/2009     Short            13,728                      1.5905


(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                         04 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