Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 27 of the Trustee Act 1925 that the Trustees of The West Bromwich Building Society Staff Retirement Scheme (the "Scheme") are winding up the Scheme. The wind up of the Scheme commenced on 20 August 2025.

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 7 November 2025 to make a claim.

This may include employees or former employees of West Bromwich Building Society or West Bromwich Mortgage Company Limited or their survivors.

Contact details:

The Trustees of The West Bromwich Building Society Staff Retirement Scheme

c/o Lane Clark and Peacock LLP

St Paul’s House

St Paul’s Hill

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5AB

Email: WestBromAdmin@lcp.uk.com

Tel: 01962 454 623

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

After 7 November 2025, 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 West Bromwich Building Society Staff Retirement Scheme

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