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               11 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      17,852,041     5.46%        678,223     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,046,925     0.32%        624,709     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,898,966     5.78%      1,302,932     0.40%


(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       27,320                1.5964
Purchase       5,741                 1.5860
Purchase       208,788               1.6518
Purchase       95,335                1.5971
Purchase       63,050                1.5983
Purchase       51,370                1.6133
Purchase       44,365                1.5954
Purchase       16,574                1.5668
Purchase       1,620                 1.5622
Purchase       23,102                1.5865
Sale           2,650                 1.5967
Sale           12,208                1.5698
Sale           13,152                1.5740
Sale           20,802                1.5827
Sale           41,672                1.6463
Sale           3,800                 3.4030 AUD
Sale           77,978                1.5996
Sale           22,350                3.3500 AUD
Sale           10,711                3.3692 AUD
Sale           33,633                1.5971



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7409          1.5562
CFD            Long          12208         1.5697
CFD            Long          13152         1.5739
CFD            Long          20802         1.5827
CFD            Long          33633         1.5971
CFD            Long          77978         1.5996
CFD            Long          8011          1.6206
CFD            Long          41672         1.6463
CFD            Long          3800          3.403 AUD
CFD            Short         1620          1.5621
CFD            Short         16574         1.5668
CFD            Short         5741          1.5859
CFD            Short         23102         1.5864
CFD            Short         44365         1.5953
CFD            Short         43799         1.5961
CFD            Short         27320         1.5963
CFD            Short         95335         1.597
CFD            Short         19251         1.6032


(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                         12 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