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               27 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      17,739,438     5.42%        731,402     0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives      941,587     0.29%        968,899     0.30%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,681,025     5.71%      1,700,301     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       24,039                2.1000
Purchase       8,530                 2.0378
Purchase       9,936                 2.1072
Purchase       10,102                2.1000
Purchase       11,328                2.1405
Purchase       16,414                2.0430
Purchase       20,631                2.1065
Purchase       37,529                2.1057
Purchase       149,633               2.1084
Sale           42,780                2.1390
Sale           57,616                2.1134
Sale           2,300                 4.1461 AUD
Sale           1,200                 2.0547
Sale           19,407                2.0766
Sale           174,961               2.1070
Sale           15,545                2.0910
Sale           181,087               4.1501 AUD
Sale           158,203               4.1501 AUD
Sale           84,045                4.1501 AUD
Sale           73,180                4.1501 AUD
Sale           4,000                 2.1010
Sale           3,670                 2.0836
Sale           21,915                2.1055


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1200          2.0547
CFD            Long          19407         2.0765
CFD            Long          3670          2.0835
CFD            Long          15545         2.091
CFD            Long          4000          2.1009
CFD            Long          21915         2.1054
CFD            Long          174961        2.1069
CFD            Long          53391         2.111
CFD            Long          42780         2.139
CFD            Long          4225          2.1439
CFD            Long          2300          4.1461 AUD
CFD            Short         8530          2.0378
CFD            Short         16414         2.0429
CFD            Short         1127          2.0594
CFD            Short         3428          2.0777
CFD            Short         1639          2.0797
CFD            Short         22166         2.0812
CFD            Short         36648         2.0969
CFD            Short         37529         2.1056
CFD            Short         20631         2.1064
CFD            Short         9936          2.1072
CFD            Short         149633        2.1083


(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