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               20 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      18,171,553     5.56%        701,644     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,016,281     0.31%        896,592     0.27%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             19,187,834     5.87%      1,598,236     0.49%

(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       68,143                1.6485
Purchase       4,800                 1.6598
Purchase       10,850                1.6290
Purchase       11,822                1.6527
Purchase       13,934                1.6200
Purchase       50,920                1.6686
Purchase       71,672                1.6372
Purchase       95,273                1.6434
Purchase       7,565                 3.2397 AUD
Purchase       109,507               1.6505
Purchase       17,544                3.3553 AUD
Purchase       4,223                 3.5224 AUD
Purchase       6,475                 3.3553 AUD
Purchase       39,707                1.6602
Sale           492                   1.6223
Sale           524                   1.6047
Sale           101,925               3.2705 AUD
Sale           11,822                1.6148
Sale           24,920                1.6175
Sale           96,990                1.6348
Sale           33,212                1.6573
Sale           207                   1.6075
Sale           7,565                 3.2397 AUD
Sale           2,200                 3.3475 AUD
Sale           87,479                1.6471
Sale           17,060                1.6464

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          524           1.6046
CFD            Long          11822         1.6147
CFD            Long          492           1.6222
CFD            Long          96990         1.6347
CFD            Long          17060         1.6464
CFD            Long          87479         1.647
CFD            Long          33212         1.6572
CFD            Long          2200          3.3475 AUD
CFD            Short         2017          1.61
CFD            Short         2507          1.6109
CFD            Short         8981          1.6173
CFD            Short         7009          1.6183
CFD            Short         10850         1.629
CFD            Short         56477         1.6359
CFD            Short         15195         1.6418
CFD            Short         95273         1.6433
CFD            Short         68143         1.6484
CFD            Short         109507        1.6505
CFD            Short         11822         1.6527
CFD            Short         4800          1.6598
CFD            Short         39707         1.6601
CFD            Short         4223          3.5223 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                         23 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