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               08 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      17,248,678     4.62%        908,860     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,115,545     0.30%        464,196     0.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,364,223     4.92%      1,373,056     0.37%


(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       51,106                2.2829
Purchase       10,047                2.2753
Purchase       8,112                 2.2758
Purchase       4,979                 2.1745
Purchase       3,275                 2.2586
Purchase       24,484                2.2586
Purchase       61,747                4.3367 AUD
Purchase       12,099                4.2896 AUD
Purchase       1,946                 4.3624 AUD
Purchase       2,500                 2.0988
Purchase       2,411                 2.2854
Purchase       32,484                2.2327
Sale           12,552                2.2513
Sale           2,637                 2.2650
Sale           5,310                 2.1933
Sale           7,949                 2.2513
Sale           12,858                2.2513
Sale           69                    2.0897
Sale           18,078                2.1940
Sale           300                   4.3758 AUD
Sale           24,797                2.2523
Sale           27,292                2.2659
Sale           28,868                2.2526
Sale           47,297                2.2221
Sale           26,827                4.3648 AUD
Sale           19,476                4.3190 AUD
Sale           12,099                4.2896 AUD
Sale           15,321                2.2122

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          69            2.0897
CFD            Long          18078         2.1939
CFD            Long          15321         2.2121
CFD            Long          4104          2.2128
CFD            Long          43193         2.2229
CFD            Long          24797         2.2522
CFD            Long          28868         2.2525
CFD            Long          27292         2.2658
CFD            Long          26827         4.3648 AUD
CFD            Long          300           4.3758 AUD
CFD            Short         2500          2.0988
CFD            Short         32484         2.2326
CFD            Short         27759         2.2586
CFD            Short         10047         2.2753
CFD            Short         51106         2.2828
CFD            Short         2411          2.2854

(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                         09 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