3 AUGUST 2081

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Mergeco Limited, care of Horsley Christie, 14 Victoria Avenue (P.O. Box 655), Wanganui (Contact: Colin Milham). Telephone: (06) 345 4534. Facsimile: (06) 347 6653.

Dated this 3rd day of August 2000.

B. R. UPSON, on Behalf of the Board of Taranaki Energy Limited.

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Mergeco Limited

Notice of Proposed Amalgamation

Notice is hereby given by Mergeco Limited, pursuant to section 221 (4) of the Companies Act 1993, of an amalgamation proposal affecting the company.

Mergeco Limited proposes to amalgamate with Powerco Limited, CentralPower Limited and Taranaki Energy Limited, pursuant to Part XIII of the Companies Act 1993, with effect from the 1st day of September 2000.

Copies of the amalgamation proposal, dated the 28th day of July 2000, 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 (as set out below) during normal business hours of 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on weekdays.

A 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.

The registered offices and contact numbers of the amalgamating companies are:

Powerco Limited and Taranaki Energy Limited,
Level Two, Council Building, Liardet Street (Private Bag 2061), New Plymouth (Contact: Elanga Ekanayake). Telephone: (06) 759 6210. Facsimile: (06) 758 6818.

CentralPower Limited, 400 Church Street (Private Bag 11-024), Palmerson North (Contact: Rory Blatchford). Telephone: (06) 952 7550. Facsimile: (06) 952 7567.

Mergeco Limited, care of Horsley Christie, 14 Victoria Avenue (P.O. Box 655), Wanganui (Contact: Colin Milham). Telephone: (06) 345 4534. Facsimile: (06) 347 6653.

Dated this 3rd day of August 2000.

C. J. MILHAM, on Behalf of the Board of Mergeco Limited.

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Powerco Limited

Notice of Proposed Amalgamation

Notice is hereby given by Powerco Limited, pursuant to section 221 (4) of the Companies Act 1993, of an amalgamation proposal affecting the company.

Powerco Limited, CentralPower Limited and Taranaki Energy Limited propose to amalgamate with Mergeco Limited, pursuant to Part XIII of the Companies Act 1993, with effect from the 1st day of September 2000.

Copies of the amalgamation proposal, dated the 28th day of July 2000, 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 (as set out below) during normal business hours of 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on weekdays.

A 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.

The registered offices and contact numbers of the amalgamating companies are:

Powerco Limited and Taranaki Energy Limited,
Level Two, Council Building, Liardet Street (Private Bag 2061), New Plymouth (Contact: Elanga Ekanayake). Telephone: (06) 759 6210. Facsimile: (06) 758 6818.

CentralPower Limited, 400 Church Street (Private Bag 11-024), Palmerson North (Contact: Rory Blatchford). Telephone: (06) 952 7550. Facsimile: (06) 952 7567.

Mergeco Limited, care of Horsley Christie, 14 Victoria Avenue (P.O. Box 655), Wanganui (Contact: Colin Milham). Telephone: (06) 345 4534. Facsimile: (06) 347 6653.

Dated this 3rd day of August 2000.

B. R. UPSON, on Behalf of the Board of Powerco Limited.

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Powerco Limited, CentralPower Limited, Taranaki Energy Limited and Mergeco Limited

Notice of Proposed Amalgamation

Notice is given by CentralPower Limited, pursuant to section 221 (4) of the Companies Act 1993, of an amalgamation proposal affecting the company.

CentralPower Limited, Powerco Limited and Taranaki Energy Limited propose to amalgamate with Mergeco Limited (together the “amalgamating companies” and each an “amalgamating company”), pursuant to Part XIII of the Companies Act 1993, with effect from the 1st day of September 2000.

Copies of the amalgamation proposal, dated the 28th day of July 2000, 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 (as set out below) during normal business hours of 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on weekdays.

A 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.

The registered offices and contact numbers of the amalgamating companies are:

Powerco Limited and Taranaki Energy Limited,
Level Two, Council Building, Liardet Street (Private Bag 2061), New Plymouth (Contact: Elanga Ekanayake). Telephone: (06) 759 6210. Facsimile: (06) 758 6818.

CentralPower Limited, 400 Church Street (Private Bag 11-024), Palmerson North (Contact: Rory Blatchford). Telephone: (06) 952 7550. Facsimile: (06) 952 7567.

Mergeco Limited, care of Horsley Christie, 14 Victoria Avenue (P.O. Box 655), Wanganui (Contact: Colin Milham). Telephone: (06) 345 4534. Facsimile: (06) 347 6653.

Dated this 3rd day of August 2000.