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               21 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      17,666,708     4.73%        936,052     0.25%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,122,317     0.30%        308,958     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,789,025     5.03%      1,245,010     0.33%

(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       16,762                2.3752
Purchase       61,730                2.3803
Purchase       1,903                 4.7861 AUD
Purchase       44,474                2.3862
Purchase       34,882                2.3470
Purchase       34,803                2.3842
Purchase       24,925                2.4029
Purchase       5,350                 2.3705
Purchase       2,000                 4.8080 AUD
Sale           7,578                 4.8722 AUD
Sale           2,200                 4.9181 AUD
Sale           843                   4.8510 AUD
Sale           7,170                 2.4025
Sale           13,000                2.3583
Sale           15,300                2.3580
Sale           24,408                2.3436
Sale           123,466               2.2900
Sale           26,081                2.3377
Sale           30,962                2.3356
Sale           43,838                2.3661
Sale           58,060                2.3523
Sale           21,448                2.3284

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          8730          2.3028
CFD            Long          3201          2.3211
CFD            Long          21448         2.3284
CFD            Long          30962         2.3355
CFD            Long          26081         2.3376
CFD            Long          8904          2.3443
CFD            Long          58060         2.3522
CFD            Long          15300         2.3579
CFD            Long          13000         2.3583
CFD            Long          1229          2.4605
CFD            Long          843           4.8510 AUD
CFD            Long          2200          4.9181 AUD
CFD            Short         34882         2.3469
CFD            Short         5350          2.3704
CFD            Short         16762         2.3751
CFD            Short         61730         2.3802
CFD            Short         34803         2.3841
CFD            Short         24925         2.4028
CFD            Short         1903          4.7860 AUD
CFD            Short         2000          4.8079 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                         22 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