LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 175 of the Companies Act 1985 (the “Act”) that: (a) By Resolutions of the Members of the Company dated 16 December 2002, special Resolutions (the “Resolutions”) were duly passed approving payments out of the Company’s capital (pursuant to section 171 of the Act) in respect of the purchase by the Company of its own shares under section 162 of the Act. (b) The amount of the permissible capital payment as defined by sections 171 and 172 of the Act is £2,611,556 in aggregate. (c) The statutory declaration of the Directors and the auditors’ report required by section 173 of the Act both of which are dated 16 December 2002 are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office being 44 The Ropewalk, Nottingham NG1 5EL. (d) Any Creditor of the Company may at any time within the 5 weeks immediately following the date of the Resolutions apply to the Court under section 176 of the Act for an Order prohibiting the payment. Solicitors for Loughborough Road Investments Limited 19 December 2002.