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               04 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      16,967,723     5.19%        713,379     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,214,040     0.37%        426,180     0.13%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,181,763     5.56%      1,139,559     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       72,182                1.6476
Purchase       64,130                1.6556
Purchase       18,204                1.6271
Purchase       16,864                1.6601
Purchase       10,801                1.6290
Purchase       3,961                 1.6628
Purchase       2,172                 1.6878
Sale           46,633                1.6511
Sale           29,604                1.6361
Sale           28,526                1.6591
Sale           7,234                 1.6643
Sale           4,907                 1.6167
Sale           2,172                 1.6997
Sale           11,783                3.4096 AUD
Sale           22,359                3.4270 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4907          1.6166
CFD            Long          10506         1.6357
CFD            Long          29604         1.6361
CFD            Long          46633         1.6511
CFD            Long          7234          1.6643
CFD            Long          18020         1.6726
CFD            Long          2172          1.6997
CFD            Short         3396          1.5921
CFD            Short         8178          1.616
CFD            Short         955           1.6194
CFD            Short         12234         1.6245
CFD            Short         10801         1.629
CFD            Short         10026         1.6361
CFD            Short         72182         1.6475
CFD            Short         22338         1.648
CFD            Short         64130         1.6555
CFD            Short         12976         1.6569
CFD            Short         16864         1.6601
CFD            Short         3961          1.6628
CFD            Short         2172          1.6877

(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                         05 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