TIDMPLZL TIDMHBOS TIDMLLOY TIDMCIU 
 
RNS Number : 6216L 
Merrill Lynch International 
14 January 2009 
 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------+ 
|                                                                        |    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                   |                  Cape plc                    | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Class of relevant security to      |                    Common                    | 
| | which the dealings being           |                                              | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | disclosed relate                                                                   | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Date of dealing                    |                  13/01/2009                  | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | 2. DEALINGS                                                                        | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (a) Purchases and sales                                                            | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |    Highest price paid     | |     Lowest price paid      | 
| |   securities purchased    |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          5,075            |         GBP 0.49          |          GBP 0.46          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |  Highest price received   | |   Lowest price received    | 
| |      securities sold      |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          2,948            |         GBP 0.48          |          GBP 0.48          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (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    | Writing,    | Number of    | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry    | Option money | 
| | name       | selling,    | securities   | price    | e.g.      |           |              | 
+-+------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 
| | eg call    | purchasing, | under option          | American, | date      | paid/received | 
| | option     | varying     |                       |           |           | per           | 
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 
 
 
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+ 
|             | etc.                               | European etc         | unit         | 
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+------------+ 
| |            |            | |             |          |           | |           | |            | 
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (ii) Exercising                                                                    | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
| | Product name              | Number of securities     | Exercise price                | 
| |                           | under option             |                               | 
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call 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                      |                14/01/2009                | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                            |              Bhavika Mistry              | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                        |            +44 207 995 4747              | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom       |                Cape plc                  | 
|  | connected                               |                                          | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|  | 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                   |            Lloyds TSB Group Plc              | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Class of relevant security to      |                    Common                    | 
| | which the dealings being           |                                              | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | disclosed relate                                                                  | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Date of dealing                    |                  13/01/2009                  | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | 2. DEALINGS                                                                       | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (a) Purchases and sales                                                            | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |    Highest price paid     | |     Lowest price paid      | 
| |   securities purchased    |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |        5,812,949          |         GBP 1.36          |          GBP 1.31          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |  Highest price received   | |   Lowest price received    | 
| |      securities sold      |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |        6,421,348          |         GBP 1.39          |          GBP 1.32          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                                  | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |          2,996,423            |    GBP 1.33    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            918,039            |    GBP 1.33    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            160,514            |    GBP 1.33    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            91,496             |    GBP 1.35    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            87,191             |    GBP 1.35    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            64,221             |    GBP 1.35    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            5,000              |    GBP 1.33    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            5,000              |    GBP 1.33    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            64,221             |    GBP 1.35    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            73,050             |    GBP 1.33    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            87,191             |    GBP 1.35    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            91,496             |    GBP 1.34    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            918,039            |    GBP 1.33    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |          1,168,989            |    GBP 1.33    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities                     | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+ 
| | Product    | Writing,    | Number of    | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry    | Option money | 
| | name       | selling,    | securities   | price    | e.g.      |           |              | 
+-+------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 
| | eg call    | purchasing, | under option          | American, | date      | paid/received | 
| | option     | varying     |                       |           |           | per           | 
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 
 
 
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+ 
|             | etc.                               | European etc         | unit         | 
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+-----------+ 
| |  option    |    call    | |    7000     |  1.6GBP  | American  | | 20.03.09  | |  0.07GBP  | 
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+-----------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (ii) Exercising                                                                    | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
| | Product name              | Number of securities     | Exercise price                | 
| |                           | under option             |                               | 
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call 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                      |                14/01/2009                | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | Contact name                            |              Bhavika Mistry              | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | Telephone number                        |            +44 207 995 4747              | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | Name of offeree/offeror with whom       |          Lloyds TSB Group Plc            | 
| | connected                               |                                          | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | 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                   |                  HBOS Plc                    | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Class of relevant security to      |                    Common                    | 
| | which the dealings being           |                                              | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | disclosed relate                                                                  | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Date of dealing                    |                  13/01/2009                  | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | 2. DEALINGS                                                                       | 
+-+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (a) Purchases and sales                                                            | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |    Highest price paid     | |     Lowest price paid      | 
| |   securities purchased    |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |        5,255,507          |         GBP 0.84          |          GBP 0.78          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |  Highest price received   | |   Lowest price received    | 
| |      securities sold      |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |        10,665,758         |         GBP 0.83          |          GBP 0.78          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)                                  | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |   Long Swap    |       LONG        |            5,000              |    GBP 0.80    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
| |Product name,   | |    Short/Long     | |     Number of securities      |Price per unit   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+-+-------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
| |    eg. CFD     | |                   | 
+-+----------------+-+-------------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            5,000              |    GBP 0.80    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            22,134             |    GBP 0.81    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |            468,759            |    GBP 0.81    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
| |  Short Swap    |      SHORT        |          4,952,765            |    GBP 0.80    | 
+-+----------------+-------------------+-------------------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (c)     Options transactions in respect of existing securities                     | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+ 
| | Product    | Writing,    | Number of    | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry    | Option money | 
| | name       | selling,    | securities   | price    | e.g.      |           |              | 
+-+------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 
| | eg call    | purchasing, | under option          | American, | date      | paid/received | 
| | option     | varying     |                       |           |           | per           | 
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 
 
 
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+ 
|             | etc.                               | European etc         | unit         | 
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+-----------+ 
| |            |            | |             |          |           | |           | |           | 
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+-----------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (ii) Exercising                                                                    | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
| | Product name              | Number of securities     | Exercise price                | 
| |                           | under option             |                               | 
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call 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                      |                14/01/2009                | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | Contact name                            |              Bhavika Mistry              | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | Telephone number                        |            +44 207 995 4747              | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | Name of offeree/offeror with whom       |          Lloyds TSB Group Plc            | 
| | connected                               |                                          | 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
| | 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      |                     ADR                      | 
| | which the dealings being           |                                              | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | disclosed relate                                                                   | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
| | Date of dealing                    |                  13/01/2009                  | 
+-+------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | 2. DEALINGS                                                                        | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (a) Purchases and sales                                                            | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
| |      Total number of      |  Highest price received   | |   Lowest price received    | 
| |      securities sold      |                           | |                            | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+-+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| |          25,576           |        USD 13.70          |         USD 13.44          | 
+-+---------------------------+---------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (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    | Writing,    | Number of    | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry    | Option money | 
| | name       | selling,    | securities   | price    | e.g.      |           |              | 
+-+------------+-------------+--------------+----------+-----------+-----------+--------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 
| | eg call    | purchasing, | under option          | American, | date      | paid/received | 
| | option     | varying     |                       |           |           | per           | 
+-+------------+-------------+-----------------------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ 
 
 
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+ 
|             | etc.                               | European etc         | unit         | 
+-------------+------------------------------------+----------------------+--------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+------------+ 
| |            |            | |             |          |           | |           | |            | 
+-+------------+------------+-+-------------+----------+-----------+-+-----------+-+------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | (ii) Exercising                                                                    | 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
| | Product name              | Number of securities     | Exercise price                | 
| |                           | under option             |                               | 
+-+---------------------------+--------------------------+-------------------------------+ 
 
 
+-+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| | eg call 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                      |                14/01/2009                | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|  | Contact name                            |              Bhavika Mistry              | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|  | Telephone number                        |            +44 207 995 4747              | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|  | Name of offeree/offeror with whom       |        KazakhGold Group Limited          | 
|  | connected                               |                                          | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
|  | Nature of connection #                  |                 Advisor                  | 
+--+-----------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
 
 
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