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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT dated the 22nd day of February, 2000.
WHEREAS:
A. Aston Corporate Trustees Limited is the trustee (the "Trustee") and
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx is the protector (the "Protector") of The Mayflower
Trust (the "Trust"), a trust declared on February 7, 2000 under the laws
of the Isle of Man;
B. The Trust is the beneficiary of all of the issued and outstanding
shares of Collingwood Investments Limited ("Collingwood") and North
Cascade Limited ("Cascade"), which collectively beneficially own 11
million shares (the "Shares") of the common stock of Euro Trade &
Forfaiting, Inc. ("Euro Trade");
C. The Trustee and the Protector exercise voting power over the Trust,
and the Trustee, together with Collingwood and Cascade, exercise voting
power over the Shares; and
D. Each of the Trust, the Trustee and the Protector (each a "Filer" and
collectively, the "Filers") is responsible for filing a Schedule 13D (the
"Schedule 13D") relating to the acquisition or disposition of the shares
of common stock of Euro Trade pursuant to U.S. securities laws.
NOW THEREFORE THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Each Filer covenants and agrees that it is individually eligible to
use the Schedule 13D which is to be filed;
2. Each Filer is individually responsible for the timely filing of any
amendments to the Schedule 13D, and for the completeness and accuracy of
the information concerning themselves, but is not responsible for the
completeness and accuracy of any of the information contained in the
Schedule 13D as to the other Filer, unless such Filer knows or has reason
to believe that the information is inaccurate;
3. This Schedule 13D contains the required information with regard to
each Filer and indicates that it is filed on behalf of the Filers; and
4. Each Filer agrees that the Schedule 13D to which this Joint Filing
Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1 is filed on its behalf.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have duly executed this Joint Filing
Agreement.
THE MAYFLOWER TRUST by its Trustee,
ASTON CORPORATE TRUSTEES LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Director Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Protector
ASTON CORPORATE TRUSTEES LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Director
