EPT Disclosure

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 dealings 

ADR

being disclosed relate

Date of dealing

28/10/2008

2. DEALINGS

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid

Lowest price paid

2,329

USD 8.19

USD 7.50

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received

Lowest price received

4,155

USD 7.51

USD 7.50

(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, selling,

Number of 

Exercise 

Type, e.g. 

Expiry 

Option money

eg call option

purchasing, 

securities under 

price 

American, 

date

paid/received 

varying etc.

option

European 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

29/10/2008

Contact name

Bhavika Mistry

Telephone number

+44 207 995 4747

Name of offeree/offeror with whom connected

KazakhGold Group Limited

Nature of connection #

Advisor