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               25 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      18,123,461     5.54%        693,078     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      995,338     0.30%        902,674     0.28%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             19,118,799     5.85%      1,595,752     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       25,237                1.8403
Purchase       59,437                1.8298
Purchase       41,557                1.8375
Purchase       31,447                1.8312
Purchase       2,000                 1.8146
Purchase       14,308                1.8181
Sale           6,800                 3.6818 AUD
Sale           4,035                 1.8186
Sale           8,079                 1.8241
Sale           12,600                1.8101
Sale           3,024                 3.7296 AUD
Sale           19,760                1.8141
Sale           88,431                1.8315
Sale           26,953                1.8298
Sale           30,059                1.8318
Sale           42,091                1.8260
Sale           14,366                1.8016

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          14366         1.8015
CFD            Long          12600         1.81
CFD            Long          19760         1.8141
CFD            Long          42091         1.8259
CFD            Long          65555         1.8271
CFD            Long          26953         1.8298
CFD            Long          30059         1.8317
CFD            Long          22876         1.8437
CFD            Short         6742          1.8124
CFD            Short         2133          1.8134
CFD            Short         6927          1.8142
CFD            Short         2000          1.8145
CFD            Short         14308         1.8181
CFD            Short         7434          1.8212
CFD            Short         8884          1.8274
CFD            Short         59437         1.8298
CFD            Short         5233          1.8301
CFD            Short         31447         1.8312
CFD            Short         41557         1.8374
CFD            Short         25237         1.8402

(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                         26 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