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               06 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      17,185,313     5.25%        699,520     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,087,947     0.33%        386,915     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,273,260     5.59%      1,086,435     0.33%


(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       1,600                 1.6003
Purchase       5,600                 1.5748
Purchase       3,309                 1.5674
Purchase       2,722                 1.5642
Purchase       1,654                 1.5977
Purchase       125,473               1.6002
Purchase       10,242                1.5474
Purchase       10,242                1.6000
Purchase       4,040                 1.5787
Purchase       10,416                1.6002
Purchase       6,254                 1.6002
Purchase       15,063                1.5789
Purchase       17,621                1.6002
Purchase       25,519                1.5778
Purchase       59,293                1.6002
Purchase       63,668                1.5715
Purchase       68,588                1.5698
Purchase       103,000               1.6002
Sale           16,800                3.5767 AUD
Sale           33,883                3.5794 AUD
Sale           3,477                 1.5773
Sale           6,819                 3.5718 AUD
Sale           3,961                 1.5757
Sale           4,881                 1.5839
Sale           5,600                 1.5748
Sale           500                   1.5826
Sale           8,835                 1.5872
Sale           11,155                1.5564
Sale           12,501                1.6000
Sale           25,176                1.5867
Sale           58,744                1.5673
Sale           5,600                 1.5748


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          11155         1.5563
CFD            Long          58744         1.5673
CFD            Long          5600          1.5747
CFD            Long          3961          1.5756
CFD            Long          3477          1.5772
CFD            Long          4881          1.5838
CFD            Long          25176         1.5867
CFD            Long          8835          1.5871
CFD            Long          6355          1.6038
CFD            Long          16800         3.5767 AUD
CFD            Short         1569          1.5461
CFD            Short         1470          1.5525
CFD            Short         1697          1.5573
CFD            Short         2127          1.5575
CFD            Short         2722          1.5642
CFD            Short         3309          1.5674
CFD            Short         4695          1.5675
CFD            Short         68588         1.5698
CFD            Short         63668         1.5715
CFD            Short         47097         1.5745
CFD            Short         4040          1.5787
CFD            Short         15063         1.5788
CFD            Short         20824         1.5801
CFD            Short         1654          1.5977
CFD            Short         1600          1.6003


(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                         09 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