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               20 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      17,773,625     4.76%        895,444     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,103,001     0.30%        297,245     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,876,626     5.05%      1,192,689     0.32%

(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       8,779                 2.3664
Purchase       9,453                 5.2916 AUD
Purchase       40,543                2.3951
Purchase       33,794                2.3846
Purchase       25,657                2.3720
Purchase       22,546                2.2900
Purchase       13,318                2.4301
Purchase       7,108                 2.5197
Purchase       4,006                 2.2941
Purchase       2,708                 2.5994
Purchase       2,292                 2.4581
Purchase       59                    5.3100 AUD
Purchase       1,989                 5.3100 AUD
Purchase       9,276                 5.3033 AUD
Purchase       3,444                 5.4105 AUD
Purchase       3,444                 5.4105 AUD
Purchase       198                   5.3100 AUD
Purchase       879                   5.3100 AUD
Purchase       828                   5.3100 AUD
Purchase       570                   5.3100 AUD
Purchase       331                   5.3100 AUD
Purchase       255                   5.3100 AUD
Purchase       247                   5.3100 AUD
Sale           34,706                2.3684
Sale           72                    5.3100 AUD
Sale           64                    5.3610 AUD
Sale           49                    5.3100 AUD
Sale           49                    5.3100 AUD
Sale           33                    5.3610 AUD
Sale           25                    5.3608 AUD
Sale           13                    5.3100 AUD
Sale           6                     5.3100 AUD
Sale           29,165                2.3722
Sale           2,292                 2.4039
Sale           8,779                 2.5971
Sale           12,570                2.2900
Sale           23,152                2.3748
Sale           4,799                 2.5491
Sale           18,218                2.4849
Sale           91                    5.3100 AUD
Sale           350                   5.3610 AUD
Sale           5                     5.3100 AUD
Sale           829                   5.3610 AUD
Sale           13,712                5.3343 AUD
Sale           9,453                 5.2916 AUD
Sale           9,453                 5.2916 AUD
Sale           6,247                 5.3609 AUD
Sale           5,281                 5.3609 AUD
Sale           3,524                 5.3609 AUD
Sale           3,444                 5.4105 AUD
Sale           2,812                 5.3609 AUD
Sale           1,698                 5.3610 AUD
Sale           1,638                 5.3609 AUD
Sale           1,387                 5.3610 AUD
Sale           1,299                 5.3100 AUD
Sale           286                   5.3100 AUD
Sale           1,090                 5.3100 AUD
Sale           99                    5.3100 AUD
Sale           727                   5.3100 AUD
Sale           645                   5.3609 AUD
Sale           580                   5.3100 AUD
Sale           480                   5.3609 AUD
Sale           441                   5.3610 AUD
Sale           350                   5.3100 AUD
Sale           338                   5.3100 AUD
Sale           1,000                 2.2874
Sale           243                   5.3610 AUD
Sale           241                   5.3610 AUD
Sale           170                   5.3100 AUD
Sale           132                   5.3100 AUD
Sale           1,191                 5.4350 AUD

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          750           2.2873
CFD            Long          250           2.2874
CFD            Long          11696         2.2916
CFD            Long          34706         2.3683
CFD            Long          29165         2.3721
CFD            Long          23152         2.3748
CFD            Long          8570          2.408
CFD            Long          18218         2.4849
CFD            Long          4799          2.549
CFD            Long          7805          2.5916
CFD            Long          16348         2.5945
CFD            Long          8779          2.5971
CFD            Long          2708          2.5995
CFD            Long          13712         5.3342
CFD            Long          1191          5.4349
CFD            Short         4006          2.294
CFD            Short         8779          2.3664
CFD            Short         25657         2.3719
CFD            Short         33794         2.3845
CFD            Short         40543         2.395
CFD            Short         13318         2.4301
CFD            Short         7108          2.5197
CFD            Short         2708          2.5994

(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                         21 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