PRTASCO - NOTICE OF BOOK CLOSURE

## para LISTING'S CIRCULAR NO. L/Q : 59344 OF 2010 ## para Single tier first interim dividend of 5 sen per share for the financial year ending 31 December 2010. ## para Kindly be advised of the following : ## para 1) The above Company's securities will be traded and quoted [ "Ex - Dividend" ] ## para as from : [ 29 December 2010 ] ## para 2) The last date of lodgement : [ 31 December 2010 ] ## para 3) Date Payable : [ 18 January 2011 ]