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               12 February 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      16,916,790     5.17%        780,186     0.24%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,481,551     0.45%        356,646     0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,398,341     5.62%      1,136,832     0.35%


(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      17,762               1.8555
Purchase      600                  4.2500 AUD
Purchase      1,880                1.8525
Purchase      9,437                1.8674
Purchase      15,402               1.8494
Purchase      17,229               1.8706
Purchase      17,611               1.8804
Purchase      1,043                4.1764 AUD
Sale          2,746                1.9066
Sale          7,186                1.8848
Sale          16,386               1.8627
Sale          1,000                1.8822
Sale          19,872               1.8408
Sale          26,931               1.8578
Sale          400                  4.3050 AUD
Sale          1,021                4.2255 AUD
Sale          50,120               1.8667
Sale          1,043                4.1764 AUD
Sale          1,043                4.1764 AUD
Sale          6,945                4.2255 AUD
Sale          19,699               4.2255 AUD
Sale          18,383               1.8449


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          19872         1.8408
CFD            Long          12241         1.8423
CFD            Long          18383         1.8448
CFD            Long          16386         1.8627
CFD            Long          50120         1.8666
CFD            Long          14690         1.8706
CFD            Long          1000          1.8822
CFD            Long          7186          1.8848
CFD            Long          2746          1.9065
CFD            Long          400           4.305
CFD            Short         2671          1.8357
CFD            Short         15402         1.8493
CFD            Short         1880          1.8525
CFD            Short         17762         1.8555
CFD            Short         9437          1.8674
CFD            Short         17229         1.8706
CFD            Short         17611         1.8804
CFD            Short         8461          1.895
CFD            Short         600           4.25

(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                         13 February 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