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               23 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      18,233,827     5.57%        662,098     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives      984,204     0.30%      1,031,117     0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             19,218,031     5.88%      1,693,215     0.52%

(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       47,068                1.7113
Purchase       244,087               1.7176
Purchase       1,717                 1.7139
Purchase       42,300                1.7209
Purchase       91,626                1.7096
Purchase       105,068               1.7124
Purchase       110,855               1.7137
Purchase       1,272                 3.3200 AUD
Purchase       8,346                 3.3121 AUD
Purchase       1,500                 3.3640 AUD
Purchase       9,600                 1.7175
Sale           1,272                 3.3200 AUD
Sale           4,214                 1.7048
Sale           6,173                 1.7100
Sale           10,850                3.3745 AUD
Sale           255,065               1.7183
Sale           8,346                 3.3121 AUD
Sale           102,232               1.7157
Sale           71,305                1.7243
Sale           52,162                1.7052
Sale           50,000                1.7207

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          7469          1.675
CFD            Long          4214          1.7047
CFD            Long          52162         1.7051
CFD            Long          102232        1.7156
CFD            Long          255065        1.7183
CFD            Long          71305         1.7243
CFD            Long          10850         3.3744 AUD
CFD            Short         7366          1.6808
CFD            Short         7173          1.6835
CFD            Short         1539          1.687
CFD            Short         72871         1.7094
CFD            Short         18755         1.7099
CFD            Short         47068         1.7113
CFD            Short         105068        1.7124
CFD            Short         110855        1.7136
CFD            Short         1717          1.7139
CFD            Short         253687        1.7175
CFD            Short         42300         1.7208
CFD            Short         1500          3.3640 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                         24 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