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               16 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      17,646,292     5.39%        709,856     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,025,953     0.31%        536,942     0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,672,245     5.71%      1,246,798     0.38%


(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       9,462                 1.6201
Purchase       2,913                 1.6532
Purchase       6,117                 1.6172
Purchase       630                   1.6482
Purchase       6,385                 1.6445
Purchase       9,857                 1.6466
Purchase       30,839                1.6473
Purchase       39,432                1.6172
Purchase       16,617                3.5389 AUD
Sale           19,765                1.6443
Sale           19,200                1.6370
Sale           65,959                3.4600 AUD
Sale           31,473                1.6374
Sale           88,130                1.6355
Sale           6,049                 1.6533
Sale           4,143                 1.6250
Sale           3,396                 1.6295
Sale           1,820                 1.6636
Sale           1,112                 1.6400
Sale           940                   1.6308
Sale           6,117                 1.6200


NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date   Purchase/Sale  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
16/03/2009  Sale           67,654                3.4600 AUD


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          11411         1.6196
CFD            Long          4143          1.625
CFD            Long          3396          1.6295
CFD            Long          940           1.6307
CFD            Long          6712          1.6314
CFD            Long          19200         1.637
CFD            Long          31473         1.6373
CFD            Long          3836          1.6424
CFD            Long          19765         1.6443
CFD            Long          6109          1.6528
CFD            Long          1820          1.6636
CFD            Long          2213          1.672
CFD            Short         5094          1.6121
CFD            Short         3396          1.6182
CFD            Short         9462          1.6201
CFD            Short         3396          1.6296
CFD            Short         940           1.6308
CFD            Short         3864          1.6414
CFD            Short         9054          1.6429
CFD            Short         5341          1.6444
CFD            Short         6385          1.6445
CFD            Short         2579          1.6448
CFD            Short         9857          1.6465
CFD            Short         5979          1.6471
CFD            Short         3083          1.6472
CFD            Short         630           1.6481
CFD            Short         2913          1.6531
CFD            Short         4870          1.6548
CFD            Short         2087          1.655

(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                         17 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