H. P. BULMER (OVERSEAS HOLDINGS) LIMITED

(Company No 01477759)
(the “Company”)
Notice is given, pursuant to section 175 of the Companies Act 1985 (the “Act”), that the Company has approved, by a Special Resolution passed on 26 May 2005, a payment out of capital for the purpose of acquiring 3,693,224 of its own Ordinary Shares of £1 each from Carlton and United Beverages Limited. The amount of the permissible capital payment for the shares in question is £3,693,224. The Statutory Declaration of the Directors of the Company and the Auditor’s report, required by section 173 of the Act, are available for inspection at the registered office of the Company situate at Regal House, 70 London Road, Twickenham, Middlesex TW1 3QS. Any Creditor of the Company may, at any time prior to 30 June 2005, apply to the Court, under section 176 of the Act, for an Order prohibiting the payment.
S Mobsby, Company Secretary, for and on behalf of H. P. Bulmer (Overseas Holdings) Limited.