THE BEAN LIMITEDNotice is hereby given, pursuant to section 98 of the Insolvency Act 1986, that a Meeting of the Creditors of the above-named Company will be held at 84 Grosvenor Street, London W1X 9DF, on 31st August 2000, at 11 a.m., for the purposes mentioned in sections 99 to 101 of the said Act. Creditors wishing to vote at the Meeting must lodge their proxy, together with a full statement of their debt to the offices of Kroll Buchler Phillips Limited, 84 Grosvenor Street, London W1X 9DF, not later than 12 noon on 30th August 2000. For the purposes of voting, a secured Creditor is required (unless he surrenders his security) to lodge before the Meeting, a statement giving particulars of his security, the date when it was given and the value at which it is assessed. Notice is further given that a list of the names and addresses of the Company’s Creditors may be inspected, free of charge, at 84 Grosvenor Street, London W1X 9DF, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the two business days preceding 31st August 2000. Resolutions to be taken at the Meeting may include a Resolution specifying the terms on which the Joint Liquidators are to be remunerated, and the Meeting may receive information about, or be called upon to approve, the costs of preparing the statement of affairs and convening the Meeting. By Order of the Board. R. P. Royer, Director(554)