Imasca Limited Law Dapartnwnt 4 Westmount Square Vice-President Montr6al. Canada General Counsel H3Z2S8 Roger S. Ackman December 18, 1980 P.O. Box 6800 Counsel Montr6al, Canada Michel G. Hudon 143C 31.4 (514) 937 9111 File: G-02-271 Miss Hilary J. Edwards Cable: tTolirnasci Secretary Telex: 05 24176 B.A.T Industries Limited P.O. Box 345 Windsor House SO Victoria Street London, SW 1H ONL England Dear Hilarv: Re: Application for Exemption FIRA I wish to acknowledge with thanks you letter of December 8th concerning the above and including Mr. Sheehy's letter to Mr. Par* and the original declaration signed by you on behalf of B.A.T Industries Limited. In long last, I am enclosing herewith for your records a copy of the Application to the Minister, the Supplementary Material and the Appendices. We continue to await to pleasure of the Minister in order to file the Application with him. Unfortunately, the Minister fell and suffered a serious injury. However, we are hopeful that it will be filed prior to the year end. :1 Again I wish to take this opportunity for thanking you for your assistance. truly, S. Ackman RSA c C> E Enclosures C) -4 L4 BAT Industries document for Province of British Columbia 13 April 1999