MERRONTREE (PACKAGING) LIMITEDMERRONTREE (PLASTICS) LIMITEDMERRONTREE (ART STUDIOS) LIMITEDAUTOMOTIVE OIL TREATMENTS LIMITEDNotice is hereby given, pursuant to section 98 of the Insolvency Act 1986, that Meetings of the Creditors of the above-named Companies will be held at the offices of David Rubin & Partners, Pearl Assurance House, 319 Ballards Lane, London N12 8LY, on 18th January 2001, at 2 p.m., 2.15 p.m., 2.30 p.m. and 2.45 p.m. respectively, for the purpose of having a full statement of the position of the Companies affairs, together with a list of the Creditors of the Companies and the estimated amount of their claims, laid before them, and for the purpose, if thought fit, of nominating a Liquidator and of appointing a Liquidation Committee. David Rubin, of David Rubin & Partners, Pearl Assurance House, 319 Ballards Lane, London N12 8LY, is a person qualified to act as an Insolvency Practitioner in relation to the Companies who will, during the period before the day of the Meetings, furnish Creditors, free of charge, with such information concerning the Companies affairs as they may reasonably require. Notice is also given that, for the purpose of voting, secured Creditors must (unless they surrender their security) lodge at the registered office of the Companies at Pearl Assurance House, 319 Ballards Lane, London N12 8LY, before the Meetings, a statement giving particulars of their security, the date when it was given and the value at which it is assessed. By Order of the Board. D. Rayson, Director 18th December 2000.(556)