John Pate Holdings Limited (in liquidation) Public Notice of Appointment of Liquidators The Companies Act 1955 On the 10th day of April 1997, it was resolved by special resolution, pursuant to section 211 of the Companies Act 1955, that John Pate Holdings Limited be liquidated and that Kerry Thomas Stotter and Bruce Graham Stowell, chartered accountants of Auckland, be appointed jointly and severally as liquidators for the purpose. The liquidations commenced on the 10th day of April 1997. Creditors and shareholders may make direct inquiries to us during normal business hours at the address and telephone number stated below. The directors have resolved that the company will be able to pay its debts. Pursuant to section 213 (8) of the Companies Act 1955, a copy of the resolution has been delivered to the Registrar of Companies. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, the liquidator of the above company which is being liquidated, does hereby fix the 10th day of May 1997, as the day on or before which the creditors of the company are to make their claims, and to establish any priority their claims may have under section 286 of the Companies Act 1955, or to be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before their claims are made or excluded from objecting to any distribution made before the priority of their claim is established. K. T. STOTTER, Joint Liquidator. Address of Liquidators: KPMG Centre, Tenth Floor, 9 Princes Street, Auckland (P.O. Box 1584, Auckland). Telephone: (09) 367 5800. Facsimile: (09) 367 5875. Officer for Inquiries: Trevor Avent. Telephone: (09) 367 5914.