LENDING RATES (May 24, 2010)

as of 9 a.m. ET. May 18, 2010 Bank of Canada Target overnight rate Canadian Prime

U.S. Discount Primary U.S. Fed Funds market rate U.S. Prime

LIBOR US$ 3-month LIBOR US$ 6-month LIBOR US$ 1-year Gold lease 3-month Gold lease 6-month Gold lease 1-year Silver lease 3-month Silver lease 1-year Platinum lease 3-month Platinum lease 1-year Metal lease rates from www.kitco.com(%) 0.50 0.25 2.25 0.50 0-0.25 3.25 0.42 0.62 1.12 -0.036 0.06 0.41 -0.14 0.48 0.41 1.42