31.2.14 Securities Request for Statement Message

CC-298402, 05-APR-1998,

Credit Commercial de Paris, London.

# 56A, Tuxedo Towers,

Governor Avenue,

Paris,

France.

ZIP-348-598-02

Subject: Request for Securities Statement.

Kind Attention Ms. Paula Felleti,

Custody Accounts Officer,

Securities Safekeeping Department.

Dear Sir/Madam,

We hereby request you to send us a Securities Statement as per the details shown below:

Table 31-19 Header

Header Details

Our Reference

000SES8981050320

Securities Safekeeping Account for which Statement is being requested

40596832

Identification of Securities for which Statement is requested

ISIN FR0000771617

ELF AQUITAINE Shares

Securities Statement Type Requested

Statement of Transactions

Securities Statement Period Requested

01-JAN-1998 to 31-MAR-1998

Securities Statement Media

By Mail

Other Information:

Please inform us about transaction charges if any, for the above securities statement request.

Please quote Our Reference in all further correspondence in relation to the above message.

Thanking you,

For Royal Bank of Scotland,

London,

UK.