BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM RETIREMENT BENEFITS SCHEME

PURSUANT TO SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

The British Retail Consortium Retirement Benefits Scheme (“the Scheme”) was established by a trust deed dated 16 June 1982. Notice is hereby given that the wind-up of the Scheme has commenced. Any person having a claim against or interest in the Scheme is hereby required to send written particulars of his or her claim or interest to the address given below on or before 31 January 2003. After that date the assets of the Scheme will be distributed amongst the persons entitled to them having regard only to the claims and interests of which the Trustees of the Scheme (“the Trustees”) shall then have had notice. The Trustees will not, as regards the assets of the Scheme or any part thereof so distributed, be liable to any person of whose claim or interest it shall not then have had notice. Any person who has already made a claim and received a response need not re-apply to the Trustees. Persons who have changed their address since receiving their last communication from the Trustee should reply with details of their new address. Please reply to the Trustees of the British Retail Consortium Retirement Benefits Scheme, c/o Justin Small, Byas Mosley Financial Planning, 3 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2NB. 1 December 2002.