Judge Dismisses David Haigh Claim Against GFH Executives

London, 12 June 2015. Robert Dougans, a partner at Bryan Cave, the lawyer acting for GFH, makes
the following statement on todays hearing:
District Judge Ikram, sitting in the West London Magistrates' Court, on 12 June 2015 dismissed
David Haigh's attempt to begin a private prosecution against Mr. Hisham Al Rayes and Mr. Jinesh
Patel, senior executives of GFH. This application was an inappropriate collateral attack on civil and
criminal proceedings in the UAE and was a crude attempt to divert media and public attention away
from these proceedings. As a regulated financial institution, GFH is obliged to pursue credible claims
of wrongdoing. We believe that the best approach now should be to wait until the UAE courts decide
the matter. We do not plan to make any further comment at this time.