THE ACMADE INTERNATIONAL LTD RETIREMENT BENEFITS SCHEME (1984)

PURSUANT TO SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

The Acmade International Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme (1984) (“The Scheme”) was established with effect from 9th August 1984. The Company went into Liquidation on 22nd September 1999. On 29th August 2000, Alexander Forbes (formerly Bradstock) Trustee Services Limited, of registered office, 1 Seething Lane, London EC3N 4NH, was appointed Independent Trustee and has since proceeded with the winding-up of the Scheme. Alexander Forbes Trustee Services Limited have corresponded by post with all known Members of the Scheme. Accordingly, it is of vital importance that any person having a claim against or an interest in the Scheme, including any person who may have been employed by the Company or an associated employer on a part-time basis and who considers that his or her exclusion from the Scheme may have constituted indirect discrimination, who has not received correspondence from us should make themselves known to the Trustees of the Scheme. Particulars of any claim should be sent in writing to Darren Toms, Alexander Forbes Trustee Services Limited, Hine House, 25 Regent Street, Nottingham NG1 5BU, on or before 30th April 2001, after which date Alexander Forbes Trustee Service Ltd will proceed with the winding-up of the Scheme and distribution of the Scheme assets having regard only to the claims and interests of which it has had notice. Notification is not required from persons who are currently in receipt of a pension from the Schemes, or who have received correspondence relating to these Schemes from Alexander Forbes Trustee Services Ltd. D. Toms, Alexander Forbes Trustee Services Limited, Hine House, 25 Regent Street, Nottingham NG1 5BU.