METRORURAL PROPERTIES LIMITED

Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the above-named Company will be held at James House, One Babmaes Street, London SW1Y 6HD, on Wednesday, 15th December 1999, at 2.30 p.m., for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the subjoined Resolution as a Special Resolution: “That the Company be wound up voluntarily, and that Stephen Blandford Ryman and Nicholas Hugh O’Reilly, of Rothman Pantall & Co., Clareville House, 26-27 Oxendon Street, London SW1Y 4EP, be and they are hereby appointed Joint Liquidators of the Company for the purposes of such winding-up. Any act required to be carried out by the Joint Liquidators can be carried out by either of them acting individually. The Joint Liquidators can distribute all or any of the Company’s property to the Members in specie.” A Member entitled to attend and vote at the above Meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a Member. By Order of the Board. Director 30th November 1999.