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               09 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      17,347,170     4.65%        971,879     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,170,316     0.31%        526,228     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,517,486     4.96%      1,498,107     0.40%


(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       17,829                4.7782 AUD
Purchase       61,156                2.5808
Purchase       9,491                 4.8596 AUD
Purchase       53,104                2.5965
Purchase       1,200                 2.5356
Purchase       29,308                2.4691
Purchase       73,417                2.5882
Purchase       1,310                 2.4436
Purchase       14,197                4.7782 AUD
Purchase       12,542                2.4674
Purchase       11,999                2.4918
Sale           25,100                2.5767
Sale           1,500                 4.7291 AUD
Sale           20,790                2.5791
Sale           30,946                2.4676
Sale           34,471                2.4771
Sale           57,384                2.5808
Sale           63,747                2.5835
Sale           16,142                2.4608


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          22536         2.4537
CFD            Long          16142         2.4607
CFD            Long          30946         2.4675
CFD            Long          11935         2.5212
CFD            Long          25100         2.5766
CFD            Long          57384         2.5808
CFD            Long          63747         2.5835
CFD            Long          1500          4.7291 AUD
CFD            Short         1310          2.4435
CFD            Short         29308         2.4691
CFD            Short         11999         2.4917
CFD            Short         1200          2.5356
CFD            Short         61156         2.5807
CFD            Short         73417         2.5882
CFD            Short         53104         2.5964
CFD            Short         5057          2.6625


(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                         14 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