Gostar Finance Limited, New Zealand Abalone Limited and Ocean Ranch Wellington Limited Notice of Intention to Apply for Removal of Companies From the Register Notice is hereby given that I, the undersigned applicant, propose to apply to the Registrar of Companies at Wellington, pursuant to section 318 (1) (d) of the Companies Act 1993, for the removal of the above-named companies, whose registered offices are situated at 36 Webb Street, Wellington, from the New Zealand Register on the grounds that the companies have ceased to carry on business, have discharged in full their liabilities to all known creditors and have distributed their surplus assets in accordance with their constitutions and the Companies Act 1993. Unless written objection to such a removal, pursuant to section 321 of the Act, is sent or delivered to the Registrar at Wellington by the 28th day of August 1998, the Registrar may remove the company from the Register. Please note that the removal of these companies is pursuant to a group restructuring. Dated this 15th day of July 1998. DAVID WARD, KPMG Partner.