Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 27 of the Trustee Act 1925 that the trustee of the Austin Reed Group Pension Fund (the “Scheme”) is intending to distribute the assets of the Scheme in accordance with the Scheme’s governing documentation and the rules of the Pension Protection Fund (“PPF”). It is intended that this will be achieved by the transfer of members’ defined benefits (or final salary benefits) to the PPF, if the PPF assumes responsibility for the Scheme. The Scheme entered a PPF Assessment Period with effect from 26 April 2016.

The following are requested to write to the Trustee of the Austin Reed Group Pension Fund, c/o Mercer Limited, 1 Whitehall Quay, Whitehall Road, Leeds, LS1 4HR, on or before 8 December 2016:

• Any employee or former employee of Austin Reed Group Limited (00164291), or any other companies associated with Austin Reed Group Limited (including without limitation Austin Reed Limited, Country Casuals Limited, Chester Barrie Limited and Robertsons of Dumfries Limited), who believes that he/she was a member of the Scheme and who is not already receiving a pension in respect of his/her membership of the Scheme;

• Any person who believes themselves to be a beneficiary of the Scheme as the widow, widower or dependant of a deceased member of the Scheme; and

• Any other person who believes they have a claim against, or an interest in, the Scheme.

Claimants should provide their full name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and details of when they were members of the Scheme.

The trustee has made every reasonable attempt to contact members of the Scheme and claimants need not write if they have received correspondence from the trustee within the last 12 months.

After 8 December 2016, the trustee will proceed to deal with the assets of the Scheme among the persons entitled to them, having regard only (subject to the discretion of the PPF) to the claims and interests of which they have prior notice and in relation to the assets used for such distribution will not be liable to any person or persons for a claim of which they do not have notice.

For and on behalf of the trustee of the Austin Reed Group Pension Fund