E C LUDWELL & SONS LIMITED

Notice is given, pursuant to the Companies Act 1985, section 175, that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company, convened, and held on 28th September 1998, a Special Resolution was passed:   1. approving a form of contract providing for the purchase by the Company of 1,000 of its ordinary shares of £1 each for the aggregate sum of £33,795; and   2. authorising the payment of £33,795 out of capital.   The statutory declaration of the directors of the Company and the auditors’ report required by the Companies Act 1985, section 173(5) are available for inspection, at the registered office of the Company at Eddansons Works, Carrwood Road, Glasshoughton, West Yorkshire WF10 4SB.   Any Creditor of the Company may at any time within the 5 weeks immediately following 28th September 1998, apply to the court under the Companies Act 1985, section 176, for an order cancelling the Resolution or for other relief. E. C. Ludwell, Secretary