THE KUBOTA (UK) LTD PENSION AND LIFE ASSURANCE SCHEME 1993

The Trustees of the Kubota (UK) Ltd Pension and Life Assurance Scheme 1993 hereby give notice of their intention to wind up the pension scheme and distribute its assets, and require any person interested to send to the Trustees or personal representatives by 14 May 2003, particulars of his claim in respect of the property or any part thereof to which the notice relates. At the expiration of this time the Trustees may convey or distribute the Trust, to or among the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims, whether formal or not, of which the Trustees then have had notice and shall not, as respects the property so conveyed or distributed, be liable to any person of whose claim the Trustees or personal representative have not had notice at the time of conveyance or distribution. Interested parties should contact the Scheme Administrators, Hazell Carr plc, 27 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 4QP, telephone 020 7493 9861, or e-mail jane.beverley@hazellcarr.com