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               30 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      17,651,657     5.40%        746,736     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives      943,933     0.29%        795,518     0.24%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,595,590     5.69%      1,542,254     0.47%


(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       2,256                 2.0029
Purchase       654                   2.0250
Purchase       29,540                4.1285 AUD
Purchase       945                   2.0125
Purchase       360,155               2.0144
Purchase       6,567                 2.0117
Purchase       87,943                2.0134
Sale           99,924                2.0090
Sale           94,014                4.1125 AUD
Sale           90,361                4.1125 AUD
Sale           48,004                4.1125 AUD
Sale           37,992                4.1125 AUD
Sale           20,091                4.1125 AUD
Sale           654                   2.0647
Sale           3,300                 4.1407 AUD
Sale           9,800                 2.0168
Sale           92,641                2.0175
Sale           65,512                2.0140
Sale           2,513                 2.0133
Sale           12,789                2.0137
Sale           9,602                 2.0226
Sale           3,978                 4.0755 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          99924         2.009
CFD            Long          14253         2.0132
CFD            Long          65512         2.014
CFD            Long          9800          2.0167
CFD            Long          92641         2.0174
CFD            Long          1049          2.0189
CFD            Long          9602          2.0226
CFD            Long          654           2.0646
CFD            Long          3300          4.1406 AUD
CFD            Short         2256          2.0028
CFD            Short         7142          2.0063
CFD            Short         1611          2.0075
CFD            Short         6567          2.0117
CFD            Short         90456         2.0133
CFD            Short         12322         2.0177
CFD            Short         654           2.0249

(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                         31 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