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               02 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      17,517,117     4.69%        743,007     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives      943,272     0.25%        818,799     0.22%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,460,389     4.94%      1,561,806     0.42%


(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       36,800                2.3283
Purchase       16,671                2.3254
Purchase       23,921                2.3271
Purchase       29,575                2.2655
Purchase       36,139                2.3043
Purchase       40,449                2.3153
Purchase       42,933                2.3029
Purchase       8,800                 4.4382 AUD
Sale           42,011                2.3346
Sale           37,355                2.3346
Sale           30,645                4.4771 AUD
Sale           43,458                2.3068
Sale           6,491                 2.3026
Sale           44,809                2.3213
Sale           24,169                2.3041
Sale           78,272                2.3178
Sale           22,163                2.2764
Sale           12,217                2.3026
Sale           10,232                2.3071
Sale           6,797                 2.3886
Sale           30,081                2.2986

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          30081         2.2986
CFD            Long          24169         2.3041
CFD            Long          43458         2.3068
CFD            Long          78272         2.3177
CFD            Long          44809         2.3212
CFD            Long          6797          2.3886
CFD            Short         975           2.2352
CFD            Short         1606          2.2422
CFD            Short         29575         2.2655
CFD            Short         42933         2.3029
CFD            Short         27649         2.3151
CFD            Short         12800         2.3156
CFD            Short         16671         2.3253
CFD            Short         1646          2.3259
CFD            Short         23921         2.327
CFD            Short         36800         2.3282
CFD            Short         6487          2.3304
CFD            Short         90            2.3347
CFD            Short         97            2.335
CFD            Short         8800          4.4382 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                         03 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