NUMBER THIRTY NINE (39), SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE MANDATE WITH REPRESENTATION: In the

city of Guatemala, today, twenty second of October two thousand four, before me, JORGE

ESCOBAR FELTRINI, Notary, appear: on one behalf; Juan Eduardo Gomez de la Torre Falconi, fifty

five years of age, married, business executive, Ecuatorian and of this residence who acts in his

capacity of General Manager and Legal Representative of the Corporation BRENNTAG

GUATEMALA, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA, of which he is accredited through the legalized statement of

his appointment authorized in this city, before me the seventeenth of November of two thousand

three, found to be registered in the General Commercial Registry of the Republic with number two

hundred and thirteen thousand six hundred and eleven (213611) folio five hundred and forty (540)

of book one hundred and forty (140) of Commerce Assistants. Juan Eduardo Gomez de la Torre

Falconi is specially qualified to perform this ceremony according to the fifth condition of record

number CA dash seventy three, corresponding to the meeting held by the administrative Council

of that which he represents the twenty first of October of the current year. I ATTEST: to know he

who appears before me, that the representation he exercises is sufficient according to the law and

in my judgment , for this ceremony; to have before me the document and disposition that accredit

him; which assure me that his representation is in good standing and is not pending any formality,

requirement or condition that would prevent its exercise in this ceremony; and who assures e to

be freely exercising his civil rights, in the function that he performs, grants: FIRST: PRECEDINGS:

Juan Eduardo Gomez de la Torre Falconi through the present ceremony, comes to carry out that

which was resolved by the Administrative Counsel of Breentag Guatemala, Sociedad Anonima,

according to the content of the fifth condition of record number CA dash seventy three of the

meeting held by said organization on October twenty first two thousand four for the purpose of

granting a Special Administrative Mandate with Representation on behalf of Maria Mercedes

Hernan Fernandez. SECOND: OBJECTIVE: SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE MANDATE WITH

REPRESENTATION: consequently, Juan Eduardo Gomez de la Torre Falconi in the function that he

performs, grants to Maria Mercedes Herman Fernandez, SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE MANDATE

WITH REPRESENTATION, for the purpose of in that capacity, legally represents Brenntag

Guatemala, Sociedad Anonima in all matters of an Administrative nature in the area of customs

related to the declaration of customs value and letters for Naval release. This mandate shall be

understood to be accepted by the mandatee to be for the sole purpose of its use. THIRD:

COMPENSATION: the exercise of this mandate shall not give the mandatee the right to receive

compensation other than that which is already received by the mandating organization. FOURTH:

ACCEPTANCE: in the proposed terms, he who appears before me through the function which he

performs, accepts the contents of this document. I, the notary also attest to: (a) That which was

proposed by the grantor; b) that I instruct him about the legal ramifications produced by the

mandate he has just granted and the document which records it; c) that I have informed him of

the obligation to present the testimony of this document to the Directory of the General Registry

of Protocols and the General Commercial Registry of the Republic and d) that well informed

regarding all of this, having read it, accepts, confirms and singns. [Illegible signature]. Before me:

[illegible signature]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

IT IS FIRST OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of the public document number THIRTY NINE (39) authorized by

me in this city on October twenty second two thousand four, that contains SPECIAL

AADMINISTRATIVE MANDATE WITH REPRESENTATION, that in order to provide to MARIA

MERCEDES HERNAN FERNANDEZ I issue, list, seal and sign in three (3) sheets, the two first sheets

are authentic photocopies of the mail document, of which I attest since they have been copied

and developed before me today directly from its original, and this one of special bond paper, legal

size; on the first sheet there is a fiscal stamp of Two Quetzales (Guatemalan’s currency), number

zero forty thousand three hundred sixty four (040364) corresponding to the payment of the Fiscal
Seal Tax that this contract is subject. Guatemala, October twenty fifth two thousand four.

[Signature: illegible signature] Jorge Escobar Feltrin, Notary. ---------------------------------------------------

FOURTH PAGE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

JUDICIAL BODY. GENERAL REGISTRY OF PROTOCOLS. ELECTRONIC REGISTRY OF POWER OF

ATTORNEY. DECREE No. 38-2004 OF THE SUPREME CORT OF JUSTICE. -------------------------------------

Document Number 5143 filed on October twenty fifth two thousand four at 09:30:11 o’clock. ------

Registered the SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY WITH REPRESENTATION to the registration number

one of the POWER 004337-E. Term: ---. Notary: JORGE ESCOBAR FELTRIN. PRINCIPAL (s):

BRENNTAG GUATEMALA, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA (a corporation); through its LEGAL

REPRESENTATIVE GOMEZ DE LA TORRE FALCONI JUAN EDUARDO. ATTORNEY: HERNAN

FERNANDEZ MARIA MERCEDES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

THE REGISTRY OF THIS TESTOMONY DOES NOT PREJUDGE ABOVE ITS CONTENT OR VALIDITY, NOR

THE ORIGNAL WHICH IT REPRODUCES, AND DOES NOT VALIDATE FACTS OR NULL AND ILLICIT

ACTS.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guatemala, October twenty fifth two thousand four. Rate: Q117.60 DECREE 12-2002 OF THE

SUPREME COURT OF JUSTICE. [Illegible signature] LICENTIATE TERESA VASQUEZ DE GONZALEZ,

SUB-DIRECTOR, GENERAL RESGISTRY OF PROTOCOLS. -----------------------------------------------------------

Reviser: PROVIDENT. Operator: PJCIFUENTES. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

FIFTH PAGE. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

COMMERCIAL REGISTRY, MINISTRY OF ECONOMY. Guatemala, Central America. ----------------------

ANNOTATION DOCUMENT 39, DATED: October twenty second two thousand four. Authorized by

the Notary JORGE ESCOBAL FELTRIN. Registered by this mandate: Registry No. 43575, Folio 367,

Book 35 of Mandates. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Attorney: MARIA MERCEDES HERNAN FERNANDEZ. Principal: BRENNTAG GUATEMALA, SOCIEDAD

ANONIMA. Term: UNDEFINED. File Number 47923-2004. -----------------------------------------------------

THE REGISTRY OF THIS TESTOMONY DOES NOT PREJUDGE ABOVE ITS CONTENT OR VALIDITY, NOR

THE ORIGNAL WHICH IT REPRODUCES, AND DOES NOT VALIDATE FACTS OR NULL AND ILLICIT

ACTS. Guatemala, November fourth two thousand four. [Illegible signature] LICENTIATE ANTONIO

SARAVIA AGUIRRE, GENERAL COMMERCIAL REGISTRAR OF THE REPUBLIC. --------------------------------