Defendants. Judge: Hon. Manuel L. Real

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1 Jay R. Ziegler (Cal. SBN: 54877) Barry A. Smith (Cal. SBN: 48697) B'UCHALTER NEMER A Professional Corporation 1000 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1500 Los Angeles, CA Telephone: (213) Facsimile: (213) jziegler@buchalter.com Bruce L. Lamon Carol A. Eblen GOODSILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL Alii Place, Suite Alakea Street Honolulu, Hawaii Telephone: (808) Facsimile:(808) blamon@goodsill.com ceblen@goodsill.colti Attorneys for Defendants ARELMA S.A. and PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HA WAIl MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED, v. Plaintiff, Case No. CVOO MLR NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT; CER'rIFICATE OF SERVICE ARELMA, INC., et ai., Defendants. Judge: Hon. Manuel L. Real

2 Case 1 :OO-cv MLR Document 445 " Filed 03/20/2009 Page 2, of 8 NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT Pursuant to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 3 and 4, Appellants Arelma S.A. (sued herein as Arelma, Inc.) and Philippine National Bank appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii entered in this case on February 19, 2009, and from the opinions and orders on which that judgment rests (including but not limited to those entered by the District Court on February 18, 2009, December 5, 2008, October 23, 2008, and September 10, 2008), which correctly ordered the return of the interpleaded assets to plaintiff Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. ("Merrill Lynch"), but which (1) refused to order a meaningful accounting to determine whether the amount returned to Merrill Lynch properly reflected investment gains or losses (whether in the fonn of interest or otherwise) occurring while the assets were in the custody of the district court, or to detennine to whom and for what purpose(s) a substantial portion of the assets apparently were disbursed while in the custody of the district court; and (2) refused to order the return to Merrill Lynch of interest, if any, on the interpleaded assets. The parties to the judgment appealed from and the names and addresses of their respective attorneys are as follows: 2

3 Ca;;e 1 :00-cv MLR Document 445 Filed 03/20/2009 Page 3 of 8, Appellants Arelma S.A. (sued herein as Arelma, Inc.) & Philippine National Bank Represented by Kenneth S. Geller Charles A. Rothfeld David M. Gossett MAYER BROWN LLP 1909 K Street, NW Washington, DC (202) fax (202) Barry A. Smith Jay R. Ziegler BUCHALTER NEMER 1000 Wilshire Blvd, 15th Floor Los Angeles, CA (213) fax (213) Bruce L. Lamon Carol A. Eblen GOODS ILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 1099 Alakea St., Suite 1800 Honolulu, HI (808) fax (808) (cont'd) 3

4 Ca~e 1 :OO-cv MLR Document 445 Filed 03/20/2009 Page 4 of 8 1 Appellees Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. Represented by Daniel McLaughlin A. Robert Pietrzak SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOODLLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY (212) fax (212) Jeffrey S. Portnoy CADES SCHUTTE 1000 Bishop St 12th Fir. Honolulu, HI (808) fax (808) Jerry S. Pimentel, temporary administrator of the estate of Mariano J. Pimentel, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly 'situated Robert A. Swift KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C. One South Broad Street, Suite 2100 Philadelphia, P A (215) fax (215) Jon Van Dyke 2515 Dole St Rm 239 Honolulu, HI (808) Sherry P. Broder Davies Pacific Center 841 Bishop St Ste 800 Honolulu, HI (808)

5 Ca,se 1 :00-cv MLR Document 445 Filed 03/20/2009 Page ~ of 8 Estate of Roger Roxas & Golden Budha Corp. Daniel C. Cathcart Clay Robbins MAGANA CATHCART & MCCARTHY 1801 Avenue of the Stars Ste 810 Los Angeles, CA (310) fax (310) DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, M_A_R_2_0_20_09 Respectfully submitted, Bruce L. Lamon Carol A. Eblen GOODS ILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL 1099 Alakea St., Suite 1800 Honolulu, HI

6 Case 1 :00-cv MLR Document 445 Filed 03/20/2009 Page 6 of 8 ( IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAW All MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC 0 RP ORA TED, v. Plaintiff, ARELMA, INC., et ai., Defendants. Case No. CVOO MLR CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE CERTIFICA TE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that, on the dates and by the methods of service noted below, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served on the following at their last known addresses: Served. electronically through CMIECF on March 20, 2009: Ward D. lones wdj@bervar-jones.com, mab@bervar- Jones.com Sherry P. Broder Robert A. Swift sherrybroder@sherrybroder.com rswift@kohnswift.com

7 Case 1 :00-cv MLR Document 445. Filed 03/20/2009 Page 7 of 8 1 :00-cv-595 Notice will not be electronically mailed to: Daniel C. Cathcart Magana McCarthy 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 810 Los Angeles, CA J on Van 'Dyke 2515 Dole Street, Room 239 Honolulu, HI Alexander T. MacLaren Pacific Tower 1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2450 Honolulu, HI A. Robert Pietrzak Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, 'NY Jeffrey S. Portnoy Cades Schutte 1000 Bishop Street, 12th Floor Honolulu, Hawaii Clay Robbins Magana Cathcart & McCarthy Avenue of the Stars, Suite 810 Los Angeles, CA

8 Ca.se 1 :00-cv MLR Document 445 Filed 03/20/2009 Page 8 of 8 ~ DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, t1_a_r_2_0_lo_o_"g BUCHALTER NEMER A Professional Corporation BARRY A. SMITH JAY R. ZIEGLER GOODS ILL ANDERSON QUINN & STIFEL A Limited Liability Law Partnership, LLP BRUCE L. LAMON CAROL A. EBLEN By: ~ Attorneys for Defendants Arelma S.A., sued herein as Arelma, Inc., and Philippine National Bank 3