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               13 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      17,681,584     5.41%        686,950     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      990,265     0.30%        505,586     0.15%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,671,849     5.71%      1,192,536     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       8,341                 1.6456
Purchase       37,494                1.6453
Purchase       24,283                1.6500
Purchase       19,338                1.6460
Purchase       80                    1.6528
Purchase       10,058                1.6451
Purchase       2,600                 1.6502
Sale           16,165                3.5508 AUD
Sale           11,700                3.5597 AUD
Sale           1,125                 1.6423
Sale           2,600                 1.6373
Sale           5,337                 1.6545
Sale           67,654                3.4600 AUD
Sale           8,776                 1.6421
Sale           47,354                1.6452
Sale           18,782                1.6270
Sale           19,883                1.6348
Sale           19,952                1.6453
Sale           8,288                 1.6348

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          19262         1.6262
CFD            Long          18782         1.627
CFD            Long          17904         1.6322
CFD            Long          2600          1.6372
CFD            Long          8776          1.642
CFD            Long          7655          1.643
CFD            Long          47354         1.6451
CFD            Long          12297         1.6466
CFD            Long          7526          1.6502
CFD            Long          5337          1.6545
CFD            Long          11700         3.5596 AUD
CFD            Short         19262         1.6239
CFD            Short         12474         1.6395
CFD            Short         4526          1.6409
CFD            Short         5492          1.6445
CFD            Short         10058         1.645
CFD            Short         37494         1.6452
CFD            Short         19338         1.646
CFD            Short         855           1.6475
CFD            Short         1994          1.6476
CFD            Short         24283         1.6499
CFD            Short         2600          1.6502
CFD            Short         7873          1.6526
CFD            Short         80            1.6527
CFD            Short         13072         1.6542
CFD            Short         5337          1.6546

(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                         16 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