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               05 May 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      17,824,899     4.77%        863,644     0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,048,217     0.28%        600,033     0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,873,116     5.05%      1,463,677     0.39%

(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       8,387                 2.7741
Purchase       5,238                 2.7568
Purchase       196                   5.7006 AUD
Purchase       7,764                 2.8129
Purchase       59,217                2.7621
Purchase       22,629                2.7426
Purchase       26,453                2.7947
Purchase       28,094                2.7674
Sale           19,046                2.7401
Sale           11,793                2.7846
Sale           23,979                2.7955
Sale           50,458                2.7754
Sale           4,950                 2.7692
Sale           3,710                 2.7715
Sale           3,607                 2.8039
Sale           810                   2.8500
Sale           3,700                 5.7697 AUD
Sale           10,973                5.8093 AUD
Sale           8,075                 2.7796

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          19046         2.7401
CFD            Long          4950          2.7691
CFD            Long          3710          2.7714
CFD            Long          50458         2.7753
CFD            Long          8075          2.7796
CFD            Long          23979         2.7955
CFD            Long          3607          2.8038
CFD            Long          3700          5.7696
CFD            Short         22629         2.7426
CFD            Short         59217         2.762
CFD            Short         22480         2.7673
CFD            Short         5614          2.7674
CFD            Short         8387          2.7741
CFD            Short         5048          2.7791
CFD            Short         7764          2.8129

(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                         06 May 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