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               17 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      17,690,261     5.41%        719,294     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,041,677     0.32%        565,033     0.17%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,731,938     5.73%      1,284,327     0.39%


(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       21,157                1.6258
Purchase       2,088                 1.6101
Purchase       5,813                 1.6384
Purchase       10,000                1.6222
Purchase       47,410                1.6315
Purchase       59,815                1.6298
Purchase       56,049                3.5680 AUD
Sale           43,981                1.6240
Sale           43,065                1.6190
Sale           27,765                1.6129
Sale           23,062                1.6317
Sale           8,346                 3.4966 AUD
Sale           209                   1.6154
Sale           5,012                 1.6698
Sale           3,478                 1.6223
Sale           2,067                 1.6245
Sale           816                   1.6513
Sale           10,000                1.6623


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          27765         1.6128
CFD            Long          209           1.6154
CFD            Long          43065         1.619
CFD            Long          3478          1.6222
CFD            Long          43981         1.6239
CFD            Long          2067          1.6245
CFD            Long          12843         1.626
CFD            Long          10219         1.6388
CFD            Long          816           1.6513
CFD            Long          9154          1.6529
CFD            Long          10000         1.6622
CFD            Long          5012          1.6698
CFD            Short         2088          1.6101
CFD            Short         7121          1.6152
CFD            Short         209           1.6155
CFD            Short         4256          1.6157
CFD            Short         7358          1.6207
CFD            Short         9284          1.6209
CFD            Short         4528          1.6218
CFD            Short         10000         1.6221
CFD            Short         2067          1.6246
CFD            Short         11873         1.6295
CFD            Short         59815         1.6297
CFD            Short         47410         1.6314
CFD            Short         5813          1.6384
CFD            Short         9154          1.6514

(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                         18 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