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               31 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      17,661,177     5.40%        767,639     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives      968,252     0.30%        817,320     0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,629,429     5.70%      1,584,959     0.48%


(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       2,637                 2.0626
Purchase       71,424                2.0458
Purchase       19,179                2.0328
Purchase       6,465                 4.1400 AUD
Purchase       14,597                2.0476
Purchase       45,009                4.1400 AUD
Purchase       6,009                 4.1200 AUD
Purchase       6,017                 4.1422 AUD
Purchase       10,715                2.0454
Purchase       10,112                2.0475
Purchase       23,500                4.1212 AUD
Purchase       1,200                 2.0561
Sale           46,272                4.1400 AUD
Sale           16,805                4.1610 AUD
Sale           12,096                4.1396 AUD
Sale           5,147                 2.0475
Sale           85,111                2.0527
Sale           11,181                2.0416
Sale           14,251                2.0485
Sale           14,397                2.0567
Sale           19,179                2.0671
Sale           3,808                 2.0572

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          12087         2.0468
CFD            Long          85111         2.0527
CFD            Long          14397         2.0567
CFD            Long          3808          2.0572
CFD            Long          2164          2.0573
CFD            Long          19179         2.067
CFD            Short         5574          2.0289
CFD            Short         19179         2.0327
CFD            Short         10715         2.0453
CFD            Short         71424         2.0457
CFD            Short         1200          2.0561
CFD            Short         2637          2.0626

(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                         01 April 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