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               19 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      18,063,862     5.52%        721,992     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,036,629     0.32%        730,208     0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             19,100,491     5.84%      1,452,200     0.44%

(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       5,192                 1.6325
Purchase       15,758                3.4324 AUD
Purchase       2,649                 3.4602 AUD
Purchase       1,770                 1.6603
Purchase       4,970                 1.6218
Purchase       327,168               3.4000 AUD
Purchase       5,192                 1.6325
Purchase       45,981                1.6197
Purchase       73,514                1.6278
Purchase       59,077                1.6390
Purchase       34,227                1.6301
Purchase       56,581                1.6170
Purchase       25,289                1.6484
Sale           21,676                3.4331 AUD
Sale           8,346                 3.4808 AUD
Sale           3,352                 3.4200 AUD
Sale           3,100                 3.4300 AUD
Sale           1,009                 1.6295
Sale           5,192                 1.6325
Sale           3,178                 1.6276
Sale           5,091                 1.6251
Sale           35,508                1.6268
Sale           85,141                1.6268
Sale           6,530                 1.5825
Sale           13,094                1.6117
Sale           16,682                1.6324
Sale           17,715                1.6117
Sale           25,275                1.6117
Sale           2,400                 1.6400

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          120649        1.6268
CFD            Long          3178          1.6275
CFD            Long          1009          1.6295
CFD            Long          16682         1.6323
CFD            Long          2400          1.64
CFD            Short         8063          1.6093
CFD            Short         10614         1.6137
CFD            Short         19184         1.6158
CFD            Short         7677          1.6166
CFD            Short         56581         1.6169
CFD            Short         4970          1.6217
CFD            Short         2871          1.6221
CFD            Short         26797         1.6224
CFD            Short         18310         1.6276
CFD            Short         73514         1.6278
CFD            Short         1009          1.6296
CFD            Short         34227         1.6301
CFD            Short         59077         1.639
CFD            Short         25289         1.6484
CFD            Short         1770          1.6602

(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                         20 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