THE BENTLEY ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED PENSION AND LIFE ASSURANCE SCHEME

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to section 27 of the Trustee Act 1925, that the Trustees of the Bentley Engineering Company Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme (“the Scheme”) (as distinct from Bentley Engineering Group 1978 Pension and Life Assurance Scheme) intend to convey or to distribute among the persons entitled thereto assets and property held for the purposes of the Scheme (pursuant to its termination) and require any person having a claim against or an interest in the Scheme to send particulars in writing of his or her claim, interest or employment to Michael Roberts, c/o AON Consulting Limited, Briarcliff House, Kingsmead, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 7TE, within 2 months of the date below. After the date shown below, the Trustees of the Scheme will have regard only to the claims and interests of which they have had notice in exercising their powers and duties under the Scheme and, as regards any property or assets distributed by the Trustees in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme, the Trustee shall not be liable to any person whose claim they shall not then have had notice. 8th April 1999.