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               14 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      17,320,285     4.64%      1,031,751     0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,239,308     0.33%        534,359     0.14%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,559,593     4.97%      1,566,110     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       2,646                 5.6417 AUD
Purchase       11,412                2.8664
Purchase       13,604                2.9057
Purchase       22,653                2.7591
Purchase       37,971                2.8723
Purchase       55,084                2.8811
Purchase       84,450                2.8440
Purchase       2,465                 5.6416 AUD
Purchase       372                   5.5491 AUD
Purchase       800                   5.4211 AUD
Purchase       1,534                 5.5836 AUD
Purchase       5,172                 5.5061 AUD
Purchase       7,377                 5.4889 AUD
Purchase       1,162                 5.5946 AUD
Sale           53,172                2.8755
Sale           9,806                 2.8306
Sale           372                   5.5491 AUD
Sale           7,377                 5.4889 AUD
Sale           20,695                2.9092
Sale           6,500                 5.5627 AUD
Sale           5,172                 5.5061 AUD
Sale           73,875                2.8753
Sale           43,802                2.8347
Sale           53,888                2.8631
Sale           12,549                5.4960 AUD
Sale           4,484                 2.9191
Sale           1,162                 5.5946 AUD
Sale           40,605                2.8584

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          43802         2.8346
CFD            Long          47144         2.8522
CFD            Long          40605         2.8584
CFD            Long          73875         2.8753
CFD            Long          53172         2.8755
CFD            Long          20695         2.9092
CFD            Long          6744          2.9394
CFD            Long          6500          5.5627 AUD
CFD            Short         22653         2.759
CFD            Short         10201         2.7661
CFD            Short         84450         2.844
CFD            Short         11412         2.8664
CFD            Short         37971         2.8723
CFD            Short         9105          2.8799
CFD            Short         55084         2.881
CFD            Short         800           5.4210 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                         15 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