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               23 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      17,757,610     4.76%      1,117,658     0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,183,866     0.32%        304,090     0.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,941,476     5.07%      1,421,748     0.38%

(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       30,458                2.5877
Purchase       1,844                 2.5733
Purchase       10,062                2.5735
Purchase       19,180                2.5639
Purchase       21,538                2.5592
Purchase       674                   2.5870
Purchase       27,489                2.5477
Purchase       50,135                2.5619
Purchase       3,950                 5.2060 AUD
Purchase       3,186                 5.1833 AUD
Purchase       1,600                 5.2217 AUD
Purchase       764                   5.3005 AUD
Purchase       16,885                5.0605 AUD
Sale           19,619                2.5563
Sale           1,839                 5.1265 AUD
Sale           2,800                 2.5511
Sale           3,658                 2.5875
Sale           4,614                 2.5875
Sale           7,929                 2.5494
Sale           8,853                 2.5394
Sale           3,186                 5.1833 AUD
Sale           10,846                2.5850
Sale           24,925                2.5402
Sale           479                   5.1808 AUD
Sale           764                   5.3005 AUD
Sale           33,525                2.5762
Sale           70,071                2.5686
Sale           73,490                2.5619
Sale           88,130                2.5593
Sale           16,192                2.5875

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          8853          2.5393
CFD            Long          24925         2.5401
CFD            Long          2800          2.551
CFD            Long          19619         2.5562
CFD            Long          73490         2.5618
CFD            Long          70071         2.5686
CFD            Long          1844          2.5733
CFD            Long          4068          2.5758
CFD            Long          33525         2.5762
CFD            Long          10846         2.585
CFD            Short         27489         2.5477
CFD            Short         21538         2.5592
CFD            Short         50135         2.5619
CFD            Short         19180         2.5638
CFD            Short         1844          2.5732
CFD            Short         4824          2.5835
CFD            Short         674           2.5869
CFD            Short         5165          2.5875
CFD            Short         30458         2.5877
CFD            Short         1600          5.2216 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                         24 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