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               05 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      16,906,828     5.17%        757,407     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,193,439     0.36%        397,268     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,100,267     5.53%      1,154,675     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       41,966                1.5813
Purchase       17,024                1.5783
Purchase       12,330                1.5957
Purchase       4,456                 1.6044
Purchase       2,107                 1.5756
Purchase       621                   1.6150
Sale           56,099                1.5805
Sale           24,485                1.5821
Sale           23,953                1.5537
Sale           17,420                1.5737
Sale           15,410                1.5663
Sale           6,896                 1.6273
Sale           4,371                 1.5963
Sale           1,500                 1.5557
Sale           33,293                3.6063 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          1500          1.5557
CFD            Long          15410         1.5662
CFD            Long          17420         1.5737
CFD            Long          56099         1.5805
CFD            Long          24485         1.582
CFD            Long          4371          1.5963
CFD            Long          6896          1.6273
CFD            Short         2107          1.5755
CFD            Short         41966         1.5813
CFD            Short         31037         1.5843
CFD            Short         6192          1.5851
CFD            Short         19660         1.5894
CFD            Short         2258          1.5957
CFD            Short         2783          1.5962
CFD            Short         4456          1.6044
CFD            Short         6138          1.6064
CFD            Short         361           1.6096
CFD            Short         291           1.61
CFD            Short         621           1.615

(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                         06 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