4 Mar 2009 11:29
| FORM 38.5(a) |
| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
| WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
| DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
| (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) |
| 1. KEY INFORMATION |
| Name of exempt principal trader | Merrill Lynch International |
| Company dealt in | Aquarius Platinum Limited |
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
| dealings being disclosed relate |
| Date of dealing | 03/03/2009 |
| 2. DEALINGS |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid |
| purchased |
| 215,477 | GBP 1.56 | GBP 1.54 |
| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received | Lowest price received |
| 212,326 | GBP 1.59 | GBP 1.56 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| Long Swap | LONG | 120,721 | GBP 1.56 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 47,745 | GBP 1.55 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 35,595 | GBP 1.55 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 11,411 | GBP 1.56 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 4 | GBP 1.55 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 1 | GBP 1.55 |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 2 | GBP 1.56 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 3 | GBP 1.56 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 817 | GBP 1.58 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 7,443 | GBP 1.57 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 35,595 | GBP 1.57 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 168,466 | GBP 1.56 |
| (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
| Product name | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry | Option |
| selling, | securities under | price | American, | date | money |
| eg call option | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
| varying etc. | per unit |
| (ii) Exercising |
| Product name | Number of securities under | Exercise price |
| eg call option | option |
| 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
| 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. |
| NONE |
| Date of disclosure | 04/03/2009 |
| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Aquarius Platinum Limited |
| Nature of connection # | Advisor | |
| FORM 38.5(a) |
| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS |
| WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS |
| DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY |
| (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) |
| 1. KEY INFORMATION |
| Name of exempt principal trader | Merrill Lynch International |
| Company dealt in | OJSC Polyus Gold (OR) ADR. |
| Class of relevant security to which the | ADR |
| dealings being disclosed relate |
| Date of dealing | 03/03/2009 |
| 2. DEALINGS |
| (a) Purchases and sales | ||||||||||||
|
| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received | Lowest price received |
| 3,189 | USD 17.25 | USD 17.25 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities |
| Product name | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry | Option money |
| selling, | securities under | price | American, | date |
| eg call option | purchasing, | option | European etc | paid/received |
| varying etc. | per unit |
| (ii) Exercising |
| Product name | Number of securities under | Exercise price |
| eg call option | option |
| 3. OTHER INFORMATION |
| 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. |
| NONE |
| Date of disclosure | 04/03/2009 |
| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | KazakhGold Group Limited |
| Nature of connection # | Advisor |