Mercantile Mutual (NZ) Limited Notice of Intention to Remove the Company From the New Zealand Register Take notice that it is intended to remove Mercantile Mutual (NZ) Limited (``the company'') from the New Zealand Register under section 318 (1) (d) of the Companies Act 1993, on the grounds that it has ceased to carry on business, has discharged in full its liabilities to all known creditors and has distributed its surplus assets in accordance with its constitution and the Companies Act 1993. Any objections to the removal must be delivered to the Registrar of Companies, Private Bag 92-061, Auckland Mail Centre, by Thursday, the 6th day of January 2000. MERCANTILE MUTUAL (NZ) LIMITED, by its Solicitors, Chapman Tripp Sheffield Young.