T & D INDUSTRIES PLC

(formerly Tanks & Drums Limited) Notice is hereby given that it is our intention to declare a First Dividend to unsecured Creditors of the above-named Company no later than 1st June 2001. Creditors who have not yet done so are required, on or before 28th February 2001, to send their proofs of debt to Roger Marsh and Nicholas Edward Reed, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, 9 Bond Court, Leeds LS1 2SN, the Joint Liquidators of the Company, and, if so requested, to provide such further details or produce such documentary or other evidence as may appear to the Joint Liquidators to be necessary. A Creditor who has not proved his debt by the date specified will be excluded from the Dividend. R. Marsh and N. E. Reed, Joint Liquidators Note . This Dividend is expected to be in the region of up to 30%. 30th January 2001.