SUMITOMO CORPORATION EUROPE LIMITED

Notice of a Resolution for payment out of capital for the purchase of own shares by Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited (registered in England and Wales No 1885117) (“the Company”).
Notice is hereby given in accordance with section 175 of the Companies Act 1985 that:

1. the Company has approved a payment out of capital for the purpose of acquiring its own shares by purchase;
2. the amount of the permissible capital payment for the shares in question is £46,302,000;
3. the date of the Special Resolution passed pursuant to section 173 of the Companies Act 1985, approving the payment out of capital, was 2 April 2004;
4. a statutory declaration and Auditors’ report required by section 173 of the Companies Act 1985, are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office, at Vintners Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London EC4V 3BJ; and
5. any Creditor of the Company may, at any time within 5 weeks immediately following the date of the Resolution for payment out of capital, apply to the Court under section 176 of the Companies Act 1985, for an Order prohibiting the payment.
Y Takeuchi, Company Secretary
2 April 2004.