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               26 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      18,276,337     5.59%        716,534     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives      974,205     0.30%      1,037,230     0.32%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             19,250,542     5.89%      1,753,764     0.54%


(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       12,892                1.9926
Purchase       6,048                 3.9104 AUD
Purchase       77                    3.8800 AUD
Purchase       187                   2.0578
Purchase       9,013                 1.8053
Purchase       318,064               2.0068
Purchase       25,000                1.8000
Purchase       97,174                2.0273
Purchase       112,839               1.9961
Purchase       126,886               2.0155
Sale           27,338                1.9448
Sale           102,189               2.0104
Sale           8,070                 2.0120
Sale           4,301                 1.8849
Sale           1,000                 2.0073
Sale           800                   3.9255 AUD
Sale           1,486                 3.9106 AUD
Sale           138,017               2.0153
Sale           285,031               2.0077
Sale           10,528                2.0800


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          4301          1.8849
CFD            Long          27338         1.9447
CFD            Long          25269         1.9892
CFD            Long          1000          2.0072
CFD            Long          285031        2.0076
CFD            Long          138017        2.0153
CFD            Long          76920         2.0174
CFD            Long          1486          3.9105 AUD
CFD            Long          800           3.9254 AUD
CFD            Short         9013          1.8052
CFD            Short         5553          1.962
CFD            Short         6741          1.9644
CFD            Short         12892         1.9926
CFD            Short         112839        1.996
CFD            Short         77620         2.0048
CFD            Short         318064        2.0068
CFD            Short         97174         2.0273
CFD            Short         49266         2.0323
CFD            Short         19250         2.0465
CFD            Short         187           2.0578
CFD            Short         1655          2.0647
CFD            Short         5520          2.065
CFD            Short         77            3.8800 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                         27 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