DOWNING (PIRBRIGHT ROAD) LIMITED

(Company Number 3563622) Notice is hereby given, in accordance with section 175 of the Companies Act 1985, that: 1. The above-named Company (“the Company”) has approved a payment out of capital for the purpose of purchasing 1,000,000 of its own Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares. 2. The amount of the permissible capital repayment for the shares in question is £1,000,000. 3. The date for the Resolution for payment out of capital is 9 November 2006. 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, and 5. Any Creditors of the Company may, at any time within the 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. Downing (Pirbright Road) Limited, 69 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PJ. 16 November 2006.