31.2.16 Securities Statement of Transactions

RBC-98235 08-APR-1998,

ZXY Bank of Scotland, Paris

Nestor House,

Playhouse Yard

London,

UK

ZIP 2850-2465

Subject: Securities Statement of Transactions.

Kind Attention Mr. Raymond Sinclair,

Treasury Officer,

Securities Settlements Department.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please find enclosed herewith the Securities Statement of Transactions for your safekeeping account with us.

Table 31-22 Statement of Transactions

Our Reference 000SEBN98

Safekeeping Account

40596832

Statement Period Start

01-JAN-1998

Statement Period End

31-MAR-1998

Statement Preparation Date

08-APR-1998

Identification of Securities

ISIN FR0000771617

ELF AQUITAINE Shares

Security Currency

FFR

Security Denomination

Units

Table 31-23 Security Transaction Statement

Posting Date Securities Transaction Type Securities Movement Your Reference Our Reference Quantity Balance

01-JAN-1998

Opening Balance

- - - -

20,000

02-JAN-1998

Regular Buy

IN

43598T

000SE01980020021

2,000

22,000

07-JAN-1998

Regular Sell

OUT

3475FL

000SE01980080007

3,000

19,000

15-JAN-1998

Regular Sell

OUT

P94860

000SE01980150002

1,500

17,500

28-JAN-1998

Regular Buy

IN

484820

000SE01980280024

5,000

22,500

05-FEB-1998

Regular Buy

IN

B84759

000SE04980360032

3,570

26,070

24-FEB-1998

Regular Buy

IN

TT94857

000SE05980550021

4,000

30,070

09-MAR-1998

Regular Buy

IN

K93529

000SE07980680050

15,000

45,070

16-MAR-1998

Regular Sell

OUT

180239

000SE05980750022

8,000

37,070

28-MAR-1998

Regular Buy

IN

134811

000SE08980870009

7,500

44,570

31-MAR-1998

Closing Balance

- - - -

44,570

Other Information:

Please revert back within 15 days of statement date in case of any discrepancies found in the above Securities Statement of Transactions. In the absence of any queries from your side, we shall assume that the above information shown is correct and is a true representation of transactions processed for the safekeeping account.

Please quote Our Reference in all further correspondence in relation to above Securities Statement of Transactions.

Thanking you,

For Credit Commercial de France,

Paris,

France