In the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)

Companies Court     No 7844 of 2012

In the Matter of SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE COMPANY OF EUROPE LIMITED

(previously named “188th Shelf Investment Company Limited” and “The Yasuda Kasai Insurance Company of Europe Limited”)

AND

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE LIMITED

AND

In the Matter of PART VII OF THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000

TRANSFER OF INSURANCE BUSINESS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, by application dated 11 October 2012, Sompo Japan Insurance Company of Europe Limited (“Sompo”) applied to the High Court of Justice of England and Wales for, amongst other things, an order under Section 111(1) of the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000 (the “Act”) sanctioning an insurance business transfer scheme (the “Scheme”) providing for the transfer, from its Italian branch, of certain lines of insurance business to Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Limited (“BHIIL”) and for an order making provision under Section 112 of the Act.

The business included in the proposed transfer (the “Transferring Business”) comprises particular lines of general insurance business of Sompo carried out through its Italian branch and being the contracts of insurance written and issued by the Italian branch of Sompo during the 2003 and prior underwriting years; and medical expenses business originally underwritten in the 2003 and prior underwriting years that continued to be renewed at the option of the insured after 2003.

The Transferring Business does not include insurance policies relating to the commercial risks of Japanese entities and two medical expense policies which are still in force.

If you are in any doubt as to whether your insurance policy is included in the proposed transfer please contact Sompo, at the address and reference set out below.

Copies of a report on the terms of the Scheme prepared by an independent expert in accordance with section 109 of the Act (the “Scheme Report”) and copies of a statement setting out the terms of the Scheme and containing a summary of the Scheme Report may be obtained, free of charge, by emailing SompoPartVIITransfer@resolutemanagement.it, by writing to Sompo Part VII Team, Resolute Management Limited, Foro Buonaparte, 20, 20121 Milano MI, Italy (or contacting the Company Secretary at Sompo Japan Insurance Company of Europe Limited, Ist Floor, 6 Devonshire Square, London, EC2M 4YE) or may be downloaded from the Sompo website: http://www.sjeurope.com

Anyone who has questions regarding the proposed transfer or who requires any further information regarding the transfer may also contact Sompo by email SompoPartVIITransfer@resolutemanagement.it or by correspondence to Sompo Part VII Team, Resolute Management Limited, Foro Buonaparte, 20, 20121 Milano MI, Italy or by calling 064523846816 (inside Italy) +39 064523846816 (outside Italy).

The application will be heard on 17 December 2012 before a Judge of the Chancery Division of the High Court at 7 Rolls Building, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1NL, United Kingdom. Any person (including an employee of Sompo or BHIIL) who alleges that he or she would be adversely affected by the carrying out of the Scheme is entitled to:

(i) appear at the hearing and make representations in person;

(ii) instruct a barrister or solicitor advocate to appear at the hearing and make representations on his/her behalf; or

(iii) make representations in writing.

If you intend to appear at the hearing in person, or to instruct someone to appear on your behalf, you are requested to give notice of your intention to do so in writing, setting out the reasons why you believe you may be adversely affected.

You are requested to send such notice, or if you are not intending to appear in person or by your legal representative, any written representations that you may have, to Sompo Part VII Team, Resolute Management Limited, Foro Buonaparte, 20, 20121 Milano MI, Italy or to Clyde & Co LLP, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR (ref: G Quirk/R Masaon/1103340). Please provide such notice or such written representations by close of business on 10 December 2012.

If the Scheme is sanctioned by the Court, it will result in the transfer of all the contracts, property, assets and liabilities within its scope of Sompo to BHIIL; notwithstanding any restriction or right that might otherwise apply in relation to such transfer. Any such restriction or right will only be enforceable to the extent the order of the Court makes provision to that effect.

Clyde & Co LLP, The St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR.

Solicitors to Sompo and BHIIL (Ref: G Quirk/R Masaon/1103340)