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               03 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      17,335,905     4.64%        754,454     0.20%
securities
(2) Derivatives      956,125     0.26%        711,447     0.19%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,292,030     4.90%      1,465,901     0.39%


(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       28,290                2.3678
Purchase       2,601                 4.4239 AUD
Purchase       6,898                 4.5405 AUD
Purchase       5,232                 2.3375
Purchase       13,040                2.3311
Purchase       38,019                2.3813
Purchase       32,117                2.3477
Purchase       8,157                 2.2628
Purchase       16,583                2.3389
Purchase       5,232                 2.3500
Purchase       1,826                 2.2296
Sale           5,232                 2.3375
Sale           1,646                 2.3258
Sale           975                   2.2351
Sale           97                    2.3347
Sale           27,293                4.4906 AUD
Sale           27,572                4.4906 AUD
Sale           1,751                 2.2138
Sale           7,402                 2.3681
Sale           10,548                2.3803
Sale           1                     2.3943
Sale           19,508                2.3693
Sale           30,423                2.3748
Sale           30,808                2.3572
Sale           38,260                2.3799
Sale           113,776               2.3560
Sale           10,061                4.4906 AUD
Sale           13,154                4.4906 AUD
Sale           3,990                 4.4838 AUD
Sale           8,157                 2.3876

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1751          2.2138
CFD            Long          975           2.2351
CFD            Long          1646          2.3258
CFD            Long          97            2.3347
CFD            Long          113776        2.356
CFD            Long          7402          2.3681
CFD            Long          19508         2.3692
CFD            Long          30423         2.3747
CFD            Long          38260         2.3799
CFD            Long          10548         2.3802
CFD            Long          8157          2.3875
CFD            Long          1             2.39
CFD            Short         2071          2.212
CFD            Short         1751          2.2139
CFD            Short         1826          2.2296
CFD            Short         8157          2.2628
CFD            Short         13040         2.331
CFD            Short         16583         2.3388
CFD            Short         28290         2.3677
CFD            Short         38019         2.3813
CFD            Short         1             2.3943
CFD            Short         2601          4.4239 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                         06 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