S. BRANNAN & SONS LIMITED 1975 RETIREMENT BENEFITS SCHEME

(formerly known as the S. Brannan & Sons Limited Pension Scheme)

PURSUANT TO SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1975

Notice is hereby given that any persons having a claim or interest in the S. Brannan & Sons Limited 1975 Retirement Benefit Scheme (“the Scheme”) are required to send particulars in writing of such a claim or interest to the Trustees of the Scheme c/o P. J. Brown, S. Brannan & Sons Limited, Leconfield Industrial Estate, Cleator Moor, Cumbria CA25 5QE, on or before 28th February 2001, after which date the Trustees will proceed to distribute the assets of the Scheme among the persons entitled to them having regard only to the claims of which they then have had notice and shall not be liable for the assets of the Scheme or any part of them so distributed to any person or persons of whose claims or demands they have not had notice. Notification is not required from persons who are currently in receipt of a pension from the Scheme, or who have received correspondence relating to the Scheme from the Trustees. Mr. P. J. Brown, Mr. A. V. F. Brannan and Mr. K. Brannan, the Trustees