Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 221 (4) of the Companies Act 1993, that:
The board of directors of AJ Bates Limited together with the board of directors of Wallboard Industries Limited and Bates Marketing Limited (being the amalgamating companies) have resolved to amalgamate with AJ Bates Limited, which shall become the amalgamated (continuing) company.
Further, all rights, obligations and liabilities owing by or to the amalgamating companies will upon amalgamation be transferred to the amalgamated company.
The date of the proposed amalgamation is the 27th day of April 2001, being not less than 20 working days from the date of this notice.
Copies of the amalgamation proposal are available for inspection by any shareholder or creditor of an amalgamating company or any person to whom an amalgamating company is under an obligation at the registered offices of the amalgamating companies during normal business hours.
Any shareholder or creditor of an amalgamating company, or any person to whom an amalgamating company is under an obligation, is entitled to be supplied free of charge with a copy of the amalgamation proposal upon request to an amalgamating company.
Dated this 16th day of March 2001.
Signed by:
THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS of all the above-named amalgamating companies.