AGREVO UK CROP PROTECTION LIMITED

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 175 of the Companies Act 1985, that the above-named Company has approved a payment out of capital for the purpose of acquiring its own shares by purchase; that the amount of the permissible capital payment for the shares in question is £36,999,900 and a written resolution approving such payment out of capital was passed on 19th February 1998; that the statutory declaration of the Directors and the Auditors’ Report required by section 173 of the Companies Act 1985 are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office at Hauxton, Cambridge CB2 5HU; and that any Creditor of the Company may at any time within the 5 weeks immediately following 19th February 1998, apply to the Court under section 176 of the Companies Act 1985, for an Order prohibiting the payment. M. Hargraves, Company Secretary 25th February 1998.