ELLIS FAIRBANK HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company No. 3591731)

Notice is hereby given that the Company approved by Special Resolution passed on 3rd September 1999, pursuant to section 173 of the Companies Act 1985 (“the Act”), a payment out of capital for the purpose of purchasing 1,333,000 of its own ordinary shares of £0.50 each. The amount of the permissible capital payment for the shares in question is £2,189,987. The statutory declaration of the Directors and the Auditors’ report required by section 173 of the Act are available for inspection at 12-16 Lower Brunswick Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 7PU. Any Creditor of the Company may at any time prior to 9th October 1999, apply to Court under section 176 of the Act for an Order prohibiting the payment.