13 Jan 2009 10:43

| FORM 38.5(a) |
| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSÂ |
| 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 | Cape plc |
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
| dealings being disclosed relate |
| Date of dealing | 12/01/2009 |
| 2. DEALINGS |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid |
| purchased |
| 1,100 | GBP 0.49 | GBP 0.49 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| (c)Â 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 |
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| 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 | 13/01/2009 |
| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Cape plc |
| Nature of connection # | Advisor |
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| FORM 38.5(a) |
| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSÂ |
| 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 | Lloyds TSB Group Plc |
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
| dealings being disclosed relate |
| Date of dealing | 12/01/2009 |
| 2. DEALINGS |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid |
| purchased |
| 3,070,174 | GBP 1.44 | GBP 1.31 |
| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received | Lowest price received |
| 1,432,372 | GBP 1.43 | GBP 1.31 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| Long Swap | LONG | 1,168,989 | GBP 1.40 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 970,443 | GBP 1.41 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 475,748 | GBP 1.40 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 143,581 | GBP 1.40 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 73,050 | GBP 1.41 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 29,904 | GBP 1.41 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 16,282 | GBP 1.41 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 5,463 | GBP 1.42 |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 307 | GBP 1.41 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 21,745 | GBP 1.41 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 25,250 | GBP 1.42 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 29,904 | GBP 1.41 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 61,799 | GBP 1.39 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 143,581 | GBP 1.39 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 970,443 | GBP 1.42 |
| (c)Â 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 |
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| 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 | 13/01/2009 |
| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Lloyds TSB Group Plc |
| Nature of connection # | Advisor |
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| FORM 38.5(a) |
| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSÂ |
| 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 | HBOS Plc |
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
| dealings being disclosed relate |
| Date of dealing | 12/01/2009 |
| 2. DEALINGS |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid |
| purchased |
| 1,249,330 | GBP 0.85 | GBP 0.78 |
| Total number of securities sold | Highest price received | Lowest price received |
| 2,328,286 | GBP 0.86 | GBP 0.80 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| Long Swap | LONG | 468,888 | GBP 0.84 |
| Long Swap | LONG | 5,000 | GBP 0.85 |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 5,000 | GBP 0.86 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 70,000 | GBP 0.85 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 698,293 | GBP 0.82 |
| Short Swap | SHORT | 786,360 | GBP 0.84 |
| (c)Â 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 |
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| 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 | 13/01/2009 |
| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | Lloyds TSB Group Plc |
| Nature of connection # | Advisor |
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| FORM 38.5(a) |
| DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERSÂ |
| 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 |
| Class of relevant security to which the | Common |
| dealings being disclosed relate |
| Date of dealing | 12/01/2009 |
| 2. DEALINGS |
| (a) Purchases and sales |
| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid |
| purchased |
| 7,478 | USD 815.00 | USD 805.00 |
| (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) |
| Product name, | Short/Long | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| eg. CFD |
| (c)Â 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 |
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| 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 | 13/01/2009 |
| Contact name | Bhavika Mistry |
| Telephone number | +44 207 995 4747 |
| Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected | KazakhGold Group Limited |
| Nature of connection # | Advisor |
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