On May 1, 2004, The Flintkote Company ("Flintkote") filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition for reorganization in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "Bankruptcy Court"). The case is being administered under case number 04-11300 and is assigned to the Honorable Judith K. Fitzgerald.

On August 25, 2004, Flintkote Mines Limited ("Mines") the wholly-owned subsidiary of Flintkote, filed a voluntary Chapter 11 petition with the Bankruptcy Court. On September 9, 2004, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order directing that the cases of Flintkote and Mines be jointly administered for procedural purposes under case number 04-11300.

On September 2, 2008, the Debtors' Disclosure Statement Regarding the Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization in Respect of The Flintkote Company and Flintkote Mines Limited was approved by order of the Bankruptcy Court. Pursuant to this order, the Court set December 18, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern time as the deadline for submitting votes as to the acceptance or rejection of the Plan and September 14, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. prevailing Eastern time as the date for commencing the hearing on the confirmation of the Plan. On October 1, 2008, copies of the Disclosure Statement, customized ballots with which to vote on the Plan, Notice of Confirmation Hearing, Voting Procedures and several other documents, which together are referred to as the "Solicitation Package", were mailed to those creditors entitled to vote on the Plan. In order to be counted, all completed ballots must be returned to: The Garden City Group, Inc., Attn: Flintkote Ballot Processing, P.O. Box 9000-6230, Merrick, NY 11566 (if via first class mail); or The Garden City Group, Inc., Attn: Flintkote Ballot Processing, 105 Maxess Road, Melville, NY 11747 (if by hand delivery or overnight courier), so as to be received on or before December 18, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Any ballot received after that deadline, unless such deadline is extended, will not count as either an acceptance or rejection of the Plan.

The Debtor's Joint Disclosure Statement and Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization in Respect of The Flintkote Company and Flintkote Mines Limited may be viewed in their entirety by clicking of the links on the left side of this page. You may request copies of these documents by contacting The Garden City Group, Inc. at 800-290-0537.

Please note that the Claims Agent is not permitted to give legal advice. We strongly recommend that you read the Amended Disclosure Statement and Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization in their entirety for more complete information (To view any of these documents, please click on the appropriate link on the left).

All documents filed with the Bankruptcy Court are available for inspection by accessing the Court's website at www.deb.uscourts.gov. Please contact PACER at www.pacer.psc.uscourts.gov to obtain the internet password required to gain access to the documents. You will not be able to obtain copies of documents by calling the Bankruptcy Court directly.