is odd and 
 is such that 
 is 
 , there is a 
 nonlinear binary code 
 having minimum distance 5. All the codes 
 have the same distance and weight enumerators as the usual Preparata codes (which rise as 
 when 
 . It is shown that 
 and 
 are equivalent if and only if 
 , and 
 is determined.