As per the provisions of the Companies Act, No. 17 of 1982 the Directors are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year giving a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of the financial year and of the results of its operations for the financial year.

Directors consider that, in preparing these financial statements set out on the following pages: Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Statement of changes in Equity, Cash Flow Statement, Accounting Policies and Notes to the Financial Statements, appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied in a consistent manner and supported by reasonable and prudent judgement and that all applicable Accounting Standards, as relevant, have been followed.

The Directors are also confident that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operation and have applied the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements. Further, the Directors have a responsibility to ensure that the Company maintains sufficient accounting records to disclose with reasonable accuracy, the financial position of the Company, and to ensure that the financial statements presented comply with the requirements of the Companies Act, No. 17 of 1982.

The Directors are also responsible for taking reasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the Company and in this regard to give proper consideration to the establishment of appropriate internal control systems to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

The Directors are confident that they have discharged their responsibilities as set out in this statement. The Directors also confirm that to the best of their knowledge, all statutory payments payable by the Company as at the Balance Sheet date have been paid or where relevant, provided for.

By Order of the Board

(Sgd.) Ms. P.G. Dias
Secretary

10 June 2002