ANDRÉ (UK) LIMITED (Registered No. 00218136)

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with section 175 of the Companies Act 1985, that:   1. the above-named Company (“the Company”) has approved a payment out of capital for the purpose of redeeming of its own shares;   2. the amount of the permissible capital payment for the shares in question is £1,000,000;   3. the date of the Resolution for payment out of capital is 16th March 1998;   4. a statutory declaration and Auditors’ report required by section 173 of the Companies Act 1985 are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office, and   5. any Creditor of the Company may, at any time within the 5 weeks immediately following the date of the Resolution for payment out of capital, apply to the Court under section 176 of the Companies Act 1985 for an Order prohibiting the payment. J. A. Sparks, Company Secretary 16th March 1998.