C. D. PROOFING LIMITED

PURSUANT TO SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

The C. D. Proofing Limited Pension Plan (“the Scheme”) was established with effect from 1 July 1995. The Company went into Liquidation on 10 February 2000. Mr P Gotham, of Begbies Traynor was appointed Trustee of the Pension Scheme when the Company went into Liquidation and has since proceeded with the winding-up of the Scheme. The agent to the Trustee, 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 of 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 Alexander Forbes Services should make themselves known to the Trustee of the Scheme. Any such claimant must on or before (10 November 2002, 2 months from the date of inclusion in The London Gazette ) send his or her full address and full particulars of any claim in writing to P Gotham, of Begbies Traynor, The Old Exchange, 234 Southchurch Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 2EG, after which time the winding-up of the Scheme and distribution of the Scheme assets will proceed 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 Scheme, or who have received correspondence relating to this Scheme from P Gotham or Alexander Forbes Trustee Services Limited. P Gotham, Trustee