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               17 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      17,801,931     4.77%        912,246     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,119,803     0.30%        359,983     0.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,921,734     5.07%      1,272,229     0.34%

(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       39,727                2.5779
Purchase       14,952                2.5738
Purchase       17,354                2.5693
Purchase       165                   2.6086
Purchase       8,200                 2.5814
Purchase       3,561                 2.6436
Purchase       19,406                2.6364
Purchase       259,297               5.4547 AUD
Purchase       31,590                5.4548 AUD
Purchase       1,285                 5.3384 AUD
Purchase       1,723                 5.3205 AUD
Purchase       1,282                 2.5684
Sale           4,485                 2.5716
Sale           7,500                 2.5771
Sale           1,282                 2.6050
Sale           2,000                 2.5696
Sale           23,286                2.5898
Sale           3,888                 5.4790 AUD
Sale           24,552                2.5864
Sale           67,489                2.5500
Sale           25,729                5.4498 AUD
Sale           594                   5.4636 AUD
Sale           21,901                2.5753

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          2000          2.5696
CFD            Long          21901         2.5752
CFD            Long          7500          2.5771
CFD            Long          24552         2.5863
CFD            Long          23286         2.5897
CFD            Long          8171          2.6432
CFD            Long          3561          2.6437
CFD            Long          20497         2.6526
CFD            Long          594           5.4636 AUD
CFD            Long          3888          5.4789 AUD
CFD            Short         2026          2.5375
CFD            Short         4010          2.5634
CFD            Short         17354         2.5692
CFD            Short         14952         2.5738
CFD            Short         39727         2.5778
CFD            Short         8200          2.5813
CFD            Short         165           2.6086
CFD            Short         19406         2.6363
CFD            Short         3561          2.6436
CFD            Short         1285          5.3384 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                         20 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