Trading in BK Registries securities

1 December 2003 - Due to the unavailability of BK Registries, who have disconnected from FASTER while correcting an error in overnight processing, NZX has suspended trading in all of the following issuers' securities:

• Allied Farmers Limited
• Australian Foundation Investment Company
• Briscoe Group Limited
• Bliss Technologies Limited
• Botry-Zen Limited
• Broadway Industries Limited
• CableTalk Group Limited
• Cadmus Technology Limited
• Comvita Limited
• Finzsoft Solutions Limited
• GDC Communications Limited
• Global Equity Market Securities Limited
• Harvey Norman Holdings Limited
• Hirequip New Zealand Limited
• Infratil Limited
• Kiwi Income Property Trust
• Kircaldie and Stains Limited
• Loan & Building Society
• Mowbray Collectables Limited
• Mooring Systems Limited
• The National Property Trust
• Newcall Group Limited
• New Zealand Oil and Gas Limited
• Oyster Bay Marlborough Vineyards Limited
• Pacific Edge Biotechnology Limited
• Pan Pacific Petroleum
• Postie Plus Group Limited
• Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Limited
• Selector Group Limited
• Smiths City Group Limited
• Software of Excellence International Limited
• Southport New Zealand Limited
• Savoy Equities Limited
• Telstra Corporation Limited
• Tourism Holdings Limited
• Training Solutions Plus Limited
• Utilico International Limited
• Vending Technologies Limited
• Vertex Group holdings Limited
• Wakefiled Hospital Limited
• The Caci Group Limited
• NZIJ.co.nz Limited
• Rocom Wireles Limited
• RetailX Limited
• Submarines Australia Limited
• Zintel Communications Limited

Trading will resume when NZX is satisfied that connectivity has been fully restored. However, it is unlikely that this will occur prior to 4pm today.

An update on trading will be provided at 3pm today.

For more information, please contact:

Bridgit Vivian
New Zealand Exchange Limited
W: 04-496-2874
M: 0274-727-599
bridgit.vivian@nzx.com