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               24 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      18,182,670     5.56%        670,075     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives      992,181     0.30%        929,238     0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             19,174,851     5.86%      1,599,313     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       7,808                 1.7381
Purchase       22,245                3.4633 AUD
Purchase       23,410                3.4633 AUD
Purchase       21,285                1.7860
Purchase       22,526                1.7676
Purchase       24,512                1.7722
Purchase       9,044                 1.7103
Purchase       8,193                 3.4633 AUD
Purchase       68,360                1.7646
Purchase       125,773               1.7673
Sale           60,478                1.7654
Sale           61,862                1.7445
Sale           81,274                1.7583
Sale           1,600                 3.4968 AUD
Sale           10,430                1.7354
Sale           4,936                 1.7808
Sale           9,044                 1.7801
Sale           10,420                1.7480
Sale           15,940                1.7390
Sale           136,306               1.7646

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          10430         1.7354
CFD            Long          15940         1.7389
CFD            Long          61862         1.7444
CFD            Long          10420         1.7479
CFD            Long          81274         1.7583
CFD            Long          41326         1.7595
CFD            Long          136306        1.7645
CFD            Long          19152         1.7781
CFD            Long          9044          1.78
CFD            Long          4936          1.7807
CFD            Long          1600          3.4968 AUD
CFD            Short         9044          1.7102
CFD            Short         7808          1.738
CFD            Short         2388          1.7386
CFD            Short         68360         1.7646
CFD            Short         125773        1.7672
CFD            Short         22526         1.7675
CFD            Short         738           1.771
CFD            Short         24512         1.7722
CFD            Short         21285         1.786

(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                         25 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