Notice is hereby given by the Trustees pursuant to Section 27 of the Trustee Act 1925 (as amended) that the Scheme’s benefits are shortly to be insured with an insurance company, and that any person (whether member, creditor or other) having a claim against or an interest in the assets of the Scheme (a "Claim") (whether as a member, widow, widower or other dependant of a member or otherwise) is required to submit details in writing of their Claim no later than two months of the date of this notice.

The Trustees are in the process of insuring the Scheme's benefits with an insurance company and it wishes to ensure that the correct benefits are insured. If the Trustees do not hear from you, it will proceed with the insurance of the Scheme benefits, having regard only to the Claims of which it has received notice.

The current names of companies, which Scheme members may have been employees of, are as follows: Gordonstoun Schools, Limited (CRN 00288105) and Aberlour House Limited* (CRN SC025720). If you require more information on the companies, such as their previous names, please call 0333 11 11 222. (*This company has been dissolved).

If you think you have a Claim, but have not been contacted by the Trustees within the last two years and do not have a pension already in payment from the Scheme, please contact us using the address listed below. If you have been contacted by the Trustees in the last two years, or are currently in receipt of a pension from the Scheme, there is no need to respond to this notice.

If you are one of the persons requested to contact us as noted above, please write to: Pension Administration, Barnett Waddingham LLP, 163 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 2JJ. You should include details of your full name, your current address, National Insurance number, a note of any benefits to which you think you may be entitled, dates of employment with the relevant employer and copies of any evidence that you can provide to support your Claim. If you need clarification about the information required, please call 0333 11 11 222. Beneficiaries should make claims in writing to the address above by no later than 16 February 2023.

Data Protection: Please note on submitting details of a Claim, you acknowledge that the Trustees (and third parties such as the Trustees’ advisers and administrators) may process the personal data you provide and any other data they hold in respect of you due to their legitimate interest in administering the Scheme, including assessing the extent of your entitlement to benefits and ensuring, if applicable, they are paid correctly. In sending particulars of a Claim, you are consenting to this processing.

On behalf of the Trustees of the Gordonstoun School (Gordonstoun Schools Limited) Retirement Benefits Scheme

Dated 16 December 2022