Prolab (New Zealand) Limited (in liquidation) Public Notice of Appointment of Liquidator Pursuant to the Companies Act 1993 On the 24th day of March 1999, it was resolved by special resolution, pursuant to paragraph 241 (2) (a) of the Companies Act 1993, that Prolab (New Zealand) Limited (in liquidation) be liquidated and that Grant Mackintosh of Ernst & Young, chartered accountants, be appointed liquidator. The company is solvent. The liquidation commenced on the 24th day of March 1999. Notice is hereby given that the liquidator does hereby fix the 15th day of April 1999, as the day on or before which the creditors of the company are to prove their debts or claims, and to establish any title they have to priority under section 312 of the Companies Act 1993, 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. Creditors and shareholders may make direct inquiries to me during normal business hours at the address and telephone number stated below. Dated this 30th day of March 1999. G. MACKINTOSH, Liquidator. Address for Service: Ernst & Young, Chartered Accountants, P.O. Box 9159, Hamilton. Telephone: (07) 834 6800. Facsimile: (07) 838 2881.