EPE hOLDINGS LTD. P.O. Box 13500T The Hundaw Building 75 FortStreec Gr~d Caytnan Cayman Islands NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR PURSUANT to Article 44 of the Articles of Association of the Company we hereby give you notice that we have acquired LIM BrazilCo's Shares in the Company and that LIM BraziICo~s existing appointee as Director, Orlando Puppin shall continue as one of our appointees unless and until further notice. DATED:P4«=Aj5 2001 6~~OB~zd~ngs Ltd CONFIDENTIAL TREA TMENT REQUESTED BY WILLIAMS & CONNOLLYLLP EVE 1504203 Q-\Docum~nis imd S~triogs\G6r~do\L~I S p\Thmporiiy tineroet Ies\OLX52'~lotice of Appoinkmenr of Oirector (Emno do ~raziI HoIding~ Ltd Idoc