Redemption or Purchase of Own Shares out of Capital
DB WILLOW (UK) LIMITED
(Company Number 4706705) Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 175 of the Companies Act 1985 (the “Act”), that: 1. DB Willow (UK) Limited (the “Company”) has approved a payment out of capital for the purpose of redeeming all its outstanding preference shares of US$1 each; 2. The amount of the permissible capital payment for the preference shares in question is US$875,000,000 and the Resolution approving the payment out of capital was passed on 4 April 2006; 3. The Statutory Declaration of the Directors and Auditors’ report, required by section 173 of the Act, are available for inspection at the Company’s registered office at Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street, London EC2N 2DB; and 4. Any Creditor of the Company may, at any time within the 5 weeks immediately following 4 April 2006, apply to the Court under section 176 of the Act for an Order prohibiting the payment. Slaughter and May, Solicitors to the Company