Notice of Appointment of Liquidator and Notice to Creditors to Claim In the matter of the Companies Act 1955 (as amended), and in the matter of Fletcher Brothers Limited and Kirkintilloch Investments Limited: Pursuant to section 229 (2) (a) of the Companies Act 1955 (as amended), and subsequent to the directors having resolved that each of the above-named companies would, on the appointment of a liquidator, be able to pay its debts, Leonard Smith, business consultant of Pakuranga, was appointed liquidator of the above companies by a special resolution on the 6th day of September 1996, by means of an entry in the minute book of the company, pursuant to the provisions of section 362 of the Companies Act 1955. Notice is further given that the undersigned, the liquidator of the above-named companies which are being wound up voluntarily, does hereby fix the 25th day of October 1996, as the day on or before which the creditors of the companies are to prove their debts or claims, and to establish any title they may have to priority, under section 286 of the Companies Act 1955 (as amended), or to be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before the debts are proved or, as the case may be, from objecting to the distribution. Dated this 6th day of September 1996. Creditors and Members May Direct Inquiries During Business Hours to: Mr L. Smith, care of Mr R. Pereira, Fletcher Challenge Limited, 816 Great South Road, Penrose, Auckland. Telephone: (09) 525 9000.