DALTON SUPPLIES LIMITED

(Company No. 432210) Notice is given, pursuant to the Companies Act 1985, section 175, that by written Resolution of the Company, dated 29th June 2000, a Special Resolution was passed: 1. approving a form of contract providing for the purchase by the Company of 701 of its Ordinary Shares of £1 each for the aggregate sum of £274,301.10; and 2. authorising the payment of £263,813 of the said sum out of capital. The Statutory Declaration of the Directors of the Company and the Auditor’s report, required by the Companies Act 1985, section 173(5), are available for inspection at the registered office of the Company, at Dalton House, New Town Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Any Creditor of the Company may, at any time within the 5 weeks immediately following 29th June 2000, apply to the court, under the Companies Act 1985, section 176, for an Order cancelling the Resolution or for other relief. Company Secretary