PRTASCO - NOTICE OF BOOK CLOSURE

## para LISTING'S CIRCULAR NO. L/Q : 21899 OF 2004 ## para First interim dividend of 4.32% or 2.16 sen per share tax exempt. ## para Kindly be advised of the following : ## para 1) The above Company's securities will be traded and quoted [ "Ex - Dividend" ] ## para as from : [ 15 January 2004 ] ## para 2) The last date of lodgement : [ 19 January 2004 ] ## para 3) Date Payable : [ 10 February 2004 ]