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               27 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      17,721,828     4.75%      1,074,626     0.29%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,179,776     0.32%        320,326     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,901,604     5.06%      1,394,952     0.37%

(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       23,823                2.6361
Purchase       1,000                 2.6454
Purchase       5                     5.3720 AUD
Purchase       764                   5.5906 AUD
Purchase       53,219                2.3900
Purchase       25,250                2.6707
Purchase       7,796                 2.6140
Purchase       8,041                 2.6139
Purchase       610                   2.6177
Sale           4,644                 2.6317
Sale           6,015                 2.6194
Sale           9,850                 2.5991
Sale           12,539                2.6310
Sale           2,805                 5.5382 AUD
Sale           25,975                2.6144
Sale           31,573                2.6343
Sale           6,975                 5.4626 AUD
Sale           11,024                2.6543

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1731          2.605
CFD            Long          133           2.6083
CFD            Long          25975         2.6144
CFD            Long          6015          2.6193
CFD            Long          31573         2.6343
CFD            Long          2756          2.6538
CFD            Long          8268          2.6544
CFD            Long          2805          5.5382 AUD
CFD            Short         6031          2.6137
CFD            Short         2010          2.6144
CFD            Short         610           2.6177
CFD            Short         1899          2.6196
CFD            Short         23823         2.636
CFD            Short         1000          2.6454
CFD            Short         25250         2.6707
CFD            Short         1961          2.6775
CFD            Short         5             5.3720 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                         28 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