HARDLIFE LADDER COMPANY LIMITED

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 106 of the Insolvency Act 1986, that a General Meeting of the Members of the above-named Company will be held at 2 Cornwall Street, Birmingham, on 17th June 1998, at 10 a.m., and will be followed by a Meeting of Creditors at 10.30 a.m., for the purposes of receiving an account showing the manner in which the winding-up has been conducted and the property of the Company disposed of, and of hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidator. A Member or Creditor entitled to attend and vote at the appropriate Meeting may appoint another person as his proxy to attend and vote instead of him. A proxy need not be a Member or Creditor. Proxy forms are available from the address below. Completed proxy forms to be used at the appropriate Meeting must be lodged at KPMG, 2 Cornwall Street, Birmingham B32DL, in the case of Members, by no later than 4 p.m. on 16th June 1998, or in the case of Creditors, not later than 12 noon on 16th June 1998. J. S. Wheatley, Liquidator 20th May 1998.