NOTE: [This note is not part of the Scheme]

The amendment to the Scheme that follows this Note is made under Section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 and amends the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Letter Post Scheme 2001. This amendment to the Scheme, which comes into force on 6 April 2009, provides notification of changes to the prices for several services set out in the Schedules and minor other amendments.

Made…………………………………………….………….………………27th March 2009

Coming into operation…………………………….……………………….. 6 April 2009

Royal Mail Group Ltd ^(a) by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 89 of the POSTAL SERVICES ACT 2000(b) and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, hereby makes the following Scheme:

the Consignia plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.1) 2001, ^(d)

the Consignia plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.2) 2001, ^(e)

the Consignia plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.3), ^(f)

the Consignia plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.4) 2002, ^(g)

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.5) 2002, ^(h)

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.6) 2003, ⁽ⁱ⁾

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.7) 2003, ^(j)

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.8) 2003, ^(k)

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.9) 2004 ^(l),

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.10) ^(m),

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.11) ⁽ⁿ⁾,

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.12) ^(o),

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.13) ^(p),

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.14) ^(q)

and the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.15) ^(r) .

• 3 A reference in this Scheme to the Successor Postal Services Company shall be read as a reference to Royal Mail Group Ltd.

Paragraph 5. LETTERS AND POSTCARDS OTHER THAN AIRMAIL PRINTED PAPERS AND SMALL PACKETS

The word Airmail shall be deleted from the title of paragraph 5.

Sub Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

(1) Postage at the rates specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 shall be charged and paid on Airmail Letters and Postcards for transmission to all European Destinations.

(2) Postage at the rates specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 shall be charged and paid on Airmail Letters and Postcards for transmission to all other worldwide destinations.

Paragraph 9. AEROGRAMMES

Indents (a) and (b) shall be deleted and replaced with the following :

• a (on every Airletter sold singly postage of 52p, on every pack of 6 Airletters postage of £2.88, on every pictorial Airletter sold singly postage of 66p and on every pack of 6 pictorial Airletters postage of £3.66;
• b on every Forces Airletter, postage of 39p.

Paragraph 10. PRINTED PAPERS AND SMALL PACKETS

Sub paragraph (1) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

(1) Postage at the rates specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 shall be charged and paid on Airmail Printed Papers and Airmail Small Packets.

Sub paragraph (2) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

(2) Postage at the rates specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 shall be charged and paid on Surface Mail Printed Papers and Surface Mail Small Packets.

Sub paragraph (3) shall be deleted, and sub paragraphs (4) and (5) shall be renumbered accordingly.

Paragraph 37. COMPENSATION FOR INCOMING INSURED LETTERS

In sub paragraph (3) the reference to £2,200 shall be deleted and replaced with a reference to £2,800.

Paragraph 37A. COMPENSATION FOR AIRSURE PACKETS, AIRSURE PACKS, INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PACKETS AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PACKS

The maximum compensation limit at sub paragraph (1b) shall be deleted and replaced with £39.00.

Paragraph 40. INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS

The reference to 95p shall be deleted and replaced by a reference to £1.10

SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 2

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Paragraph 10

Other Rates of Postage

Part 1

Rates of postage under paragraph 10(1)

Part 2

Rates of postage under paragraph 10(2)

SCHEDULE 3

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Paragraph 6

Postal packets for transmission to those persons mentioned in paragraphs 6(1)(i) or (ii)

SCHEDULE 4

SCHEDULE 6

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

SCHEDULE 7

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Subject to the conditions outlined in Paragraphs 30, 32A and 37A.

Airsure packets, Airsure packs, International Signed For packets and International Signed For packs — fees and compensation levels

SCHEDULE 10

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Paragraph 34

Special Delivery Packets for Transmission through a British Forces Post Office or to a British Forces Post Office Numbered Address through an ordinary Post Office – Compensation Fees and Maximum Compensation

Signed by: David Dale for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group PLC

Date: 27th March 2009