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               12 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      17,801,749     5.44%        681,693     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      972,052     0.30%        481,828     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,773,801     5.74%      1,163,521     0.36%


(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       26,075                1.6173
Purchase       5,123                 1.6050
Purchase       6,280                 1.6164
Purchase       7,048                 1.6266
Purchase       8,202                 1.6063
Purchase       990                   1.6500
Purchase       18,878                1.6136
Purchase       29,207                1.6259
Purchase       52,889                1.6188
Purchase       1,307                 3.5027 AUD
Sale           28,179                1.6124
Sale           1,400                 3.3700 AUD
Sale           49,029                1.6194
Sale           14,400                1.5871
Sale           56,959                1.6186
Sale           20,376                3.4700 AUD
Sale           8,400                 3.4105 AUD
Sale           3,524                 1.6153
Sale           3,431                 1.6050
Sale           3,377                 1.6119
Sale           20,686                1.6082


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          14400         1.5871
CFD            Long          20686         1.6081
CFD            Long          7716          1.6086
CFD            Long          7007          1.6119
CFD            Long          20463         1.6138
CFD            Long          3524          1.6152
CFD            Long          56959         1.6186
CFD            Long          49029         1.6194
CFD            Long          102081        1.6219
CFD            Long          4915          1.6321
CFD            Long          1400          3.3700 AUD
CFD            Long          8400          3.4105 AUD
CFD            Short         11440         1.5861
CFD            Short         11440         1.5863
CFD            Short         8202          1.6052
CFD            Short         18878         1.6135
CFD            Short         6280          1.6164
CFD            Short         8304          1.6171
CFD            Short         26075         1.6172
CFD            Short         52889         1.6188
CFD            Short         14762         1.6199
CFD            Short         6507          1.6211
CFD            Short         7943          1.6222
CFD            Short         18290         1.6236
CFD            Short         29207         1.6259
CFD            Short         7048          1.6266
CFD            Short         1307          3.5027 AUD

(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                         13 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