Circ re. EGM

Second Advance Value Realisation Co 20 December 2004 Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting to renew authority to purchase own shares A copy of the above document has been sent to shareholders and submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Tel. no. 020 7676 1000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange