Meetings of Creditors

ESSENTIAL BRANDS LIMITED

(In Liquidation)

Registered Office: Standard Buildings, 94 Hope Street, Glasgow G2 6PH

Company Number: SC199496

I, F J Gray of Kroll Limited, Afton House, 26 West Nile Street, Glasgow G1 2PF, hereby give notice that I was appointed Interim Liquidator of Essential Brands Limited on 24 October 2005, by Interlocutor of the Sheriff at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 138 of the Insolvency Act 1986 that the first meeting of creditors of the above company will be held within the offices of Kroll Limited, Afton House, 26 West Nile Street, Glasgow on 2 December 2005, at 11.00 am, for the purpose of choosing a Liquidator and determining whether to establish a Liquidation Committee.

A resolution at the meeting will be passed if a majority in value of those voting have voted in favour of it.

A creditor will be entitled to vote at the meeting only if a claim has been lodged with me at the meeting or before the meeting at my office and it has been accepted for voting purposes in whole or in part. For the purpose of formulating claims, creditors should note that the date of commencement of the Liquidation is 23 September 2005. Proxies may also be lodged with me at the meeting or before the meeting at my office.

F J Gray, Interim Liquidator

31 October 2005.