Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 27 of the Trustee Act 1925 that the Trustees of the Laird Pension Scheme (the "Scheme") are winding up the Scheme. The wind up of the Scheme commenced on 31 March 2019.

Any creditor, member or beneficiary of the Scheme or any other person who believes they have a claim against or interest in the Scheme is requested to write to the Trustees at the address below by 31 October 2019 to make a claim.

This may include:

employees or former employees of the following companies:

Laird PLC (formerly known as The Laird Group Public Limited Company); The Laird Group Limited; Burnley Engineering Products Ltd; Cable Belt Limited; Feneseal Limited; Fullarton Fabrications Limited; Fullarton Fabrication (Irvine) Limited; Fullarton Computer Industries Limited; Laird (Anglesey) Limited; Linear Limited (formerly known as Linear Textiles Limited); Metro-Cammell Weymann Limited; J E Reynolds & Co Ltd; R H Technical Industries Limited; Ventrolla Limited; Verichrome Plating Services Ltd; J B Howie Limited (T/A CBS Engineering Co); J Gordon Alison & Co Ltd; Permacell Finesse Limited; LSSD UK Limited; Laird Technologies Limited; LSSD UK (No. 1) Limited; Aluminium Bronze Co Ltd; Atkinsons Of Clitheroe Limited; British Federal Limited; British Federal & Welder Machine Co Ltd; British Ropeway Engineering Co Ltd; Bescot Tooling Co Ltd; Burnley Industrial & Marine Engineering Limited; Draftex Limited; Draftex Telford Limited; Enersorb Limited; Laird Catering Limited; Laird Hotels Limited; Metropolitan Cammell Limited; Metro Cammell Limited; Moorgreen Metal Industries Limited; Scottish Express Limited; Solartex Limited; Universal Bulk-Handling Equipment Limited; Verichrome Plating Co Ltd; Western Shiprepairers Limited; Cammell Laird Dry Docks Limited; Stanton Rubber & Plastics Limited; Premier Hardware Limited; Premier Hardware Engineering Limited; Euromond Limited; Crompton Limited; Reynolds (UK) Limited; EWS (Manufacturing) Limited; ERA Products Limited; Laird Security Hardware Limited; Cego Frameware Limited; Codeslot Limited; Patent Shaft Steelworks Limited

employees who are or were members of the following schemes:

The Laird Pension Scheme (formerly known as the Laird Group 1977 Benefits Plan); the Western Shiprepairers Staff Benefits Plan; the Bescot Tooling Staff Benefits Plan; the J Gordon Alison Staff Benefits Plan; the CBS Engineering Company Pension and Life Assurance Scheme; the Cego Pension Plan; the Crompton Limited Pension Scheme; the Linear Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme (formerly known as the Linear Textiles Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme); and the Laird Group Executive Benefits Plan.

Contact details:

The Trustees of the Laird Pension Scheme

C/o Ms G Greatwood

Aon

Briarcliff House

Kingsmead

Farnborough

Hampshire

GU14 7TE

Email: lairdpension@aon.co.uk

Tel: 0330 123 2318

Claimants’ particulars should include their full name, address, date of birth and details of the period of employment to which their claim relates.

After 31 October 2019, the Trustees will proceed to wind-up the Scheme and secure benefits for any remaining beneficiaries, having regard only to the claims and interests of which they have prior notice. The Trustees shall not be liable to any person of whose claims and demands they have not had notice.

Any person who has been contacted by the Trustees at their current address or has already made a claim and received a response need not re-apply to the Trustees.

Issued on behalf of the Trustees of The Laird Pension Scheme

Dated 12 August 2019