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               10 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      17,556,373     5.37%        680,864     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,025,907     0.31%        442,478     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,582,280     5.68%      1,123,342     0.34%


(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       29,754                1.6382
Purchase       344                   1.6491
Purchase       4,800                 1.5847
Purchase       33,384                3.3689 AUD
Purchase       12,100                3.3083 AUD
Purchase       89,878                1.6557
Purchase       33,384                3.3689 AUD
Purchase       19,896                1.6554
Purchase       6,540                 1.5862
Purchase       50,000                1.6427
Purchase       59,653                1.6591
Purchase       64,332                1.6336
Purchase       69,197                1.6174
Sale           33,384                3.3689 AUD
Sale           12,100                3.3083 AUD
Sale           33,838                3.5000 AUD
Sale           12,100                3.3083 AUD
Sale           13,847                1.6559
Sale           21,091                1.6082
Sale           29,827                1.6356
Sale           66,439                1.6563
Sale           12,033                1.6228


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          21091         1.6082
CFD            Long          12033         1.6228
CFD            Long          29827         1.6356
CFD            Long          13847         1.6559
CFD            Long          66439         1.6562
CFD            Short         4800          1.5846
CFD            Short         6540          1.5862
CFD            Short         69197         1.6174
CFD            Short         33433         1.6284
CFD            Short         29754         1.6381
CFD            Short         30899         1.639
CFD            Short         19896         1.6554
CFD            Short         89878         1.6557
CFD            Short         59653         1.659


(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                         11 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