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               09 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      17,413,656     5.32%        776,750     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,130,032     0.35%        448,561     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,543,688     5.67%      1,225,311     0.37%


(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       12,904                1.5584
Purchase       1,686                 1.6025
Purchase       1,700                 1.5900
Purchase       3,433                 1.5875
Purchase       7,456                 1.5605
Purchase       8,244                 1.5599
Purchase       10,242                1.5664
Purchase       16,765                1.5605
Purchase       17,655                1.5713
Purchase       18,585                1.5687
Purchase       88,130                1.5613
Purchase       33,577                1.5621
Purchase       1,549                 3.5004 AUD
Purchase       40,841                1.5605
Purchase       137,929               1.5647
Sale           59                    1.5300
Sale           122                   1.5450
Sale           161                   1.5797
Sale           1,500                 1.5300
Sale           1,865                 1.5773
Sale           11,722                1.5431
Sale           4,800                 1.5885
Sale           23,102                1.5748
Sale           82,400                1.5453
Sale           5                     1.5450
Sale           34,853                1.5859
Sale           31,890                3.4794 AUD
Sale           34,294                1.5497
Sale           18,010                1.5799
Sale           4,800                 1.5625


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          11722         1.543
CFD            Long          82400         1.5452
CFD            Long          34294         1.5497
CFD            Long          4800          1.5625
CFD            Long          23102         1.5747
CFD            Long          5502          1.575
CFD            Long          1865          1.5773
CFD            Long          161           1.5796
CFD            Long          18010         1.5798
CFD            Long          34853         1.5859
CFD            Long          4800          1.5885
CFD            Long          20700         3.4815 AUD
CFD            Short         33835         1.5524
CFD            Short         8244          1.5598
CFD            Short         33577         1.562
CFD            Short         137929        1.5647
CFD            Short         5609          1.5682
CFD            Short         12976         1.5689
CFD            Short         17655         1.5712
CFD            Short         3433          1.5875
CFD            Short         1700          1.59
CFD            Short         3632          1.6052
CFD            Short         3180          1.6174


(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                         10 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