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               01 April 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      17,708,772     4.74%        781,250     0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives      967,636     0.26%        860,699     0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,676,408     5.00%      1,641,949     0.44%


(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       14,770                2.0884
Purchase       2,199                 2.0788
Purchase       6,132                 2.0925
Purchase       8,838                 2.0916
Purchase       10,968                2.0911
Purchase       60,034                2.0962
Purchase       75,000                4.3519 AUD
Purchase       74,393                2.0924
Purchase       2,400                 4.2208 AUD
Purchase       60,408                2.0788
Sale           806                   2.0447
Sale           1,943                 2.0642
Sale           4,893                 4.3149 AUD
Sale           6,132                 2.1022
Sale           7,637                 2.0940
Sale           20,556                2.1275
Sale           8,992                 2.0774
Sale           97                    2.1222
Sale           79,825                2.0990
Sale           56,840                4.3148 AUD
Sale           27,300                2.0489
Sale           57,696                2.0941
Sale           8,441                 2.1099

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          806           2.0447
CFD            Long          27300         2.0488
CFD            Long          1943          2.0641
CFD            Long          8992          2.0773
CFD            Long          7637          2.0939
CFD            Long          57696         2.0941
CFD            Long          79825         2.099
CFD            Long          6132          2.1021
CFD            Long          97            2.1221
CFD            Short         2277          2.0581
CFD            Short         4642          2.0629
CFD            Short         1943          2.0642
CFD            Short         62607         2.0788
CFD            Short         10968         2.0911
CFD            Short         8838          2.0915
CFD            Short         74393         2.0924
CFD            Short         6132          2.0925
CFD            Short         6003          4 2.0961
CFD            Short         92            2.1222
CFD            Short         97            2.1225
CFD            Short         2400          4.2208 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                         02 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