THOMAS CLAIR & COMPANY LIMITED

A Final Meeting of Creditors of the above-named Company has been summoned by the Liquidator, pursuant to section 146 of the Insolvency Act 1986, for the purpose of receiving an account of the conduct of the winding-up and to determine whether the Liquidator should have his release under section 174 of the Insolvency Act 1986. The Meeting will be held at Mazars Neville Russell, 19 Goldington Road, Bedford MK40 3JY, on 10 July 2002, at 11.00 am. A person entitled to attend and vote is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote instead of him and proxy forms must be lodged with the Liquidator no later than 12.00 noon on 9 July 2002. C R Ashurst, Joint Liquidator