LIONHEART PLC PENSION SCHEME

(In Wind Up)

NOTICE UNDER SECTION 27 OF THE TRUSTEE ACT 1925

This notice is addressed to former and current employers of Lionheart plc or any of the following Companies:

Spong Holdings plc	Hamilton Acorn Limited
Spong plc The Hamilton Group Limited	Spong Consumer Products Limited
Spong Housewares Limited	Lionheart Limited
Spong Manufacturing Limited	Sloane Group (Holdings) Limited
Bishopsmead Engineering Limited Vitalines Limited	Sloane Manufacturing (Decorations) Limited
Norank Murrell Limited	Sloane Manufacturing Limited
Spong Retail Systems plc	The Croydex Company Limited
Norank Systems plc	Netherrealm Limited
Norank Engineering Company Limited	Regent Mouldings Limited Croydex Group plc

The Lionheart plc Pension Scheme (“the Scheme”) is being wound up with effect from 3 May 2003. If you were or are an employee of any of the above Companies, and a Member of the Scheme, and think you are still entitled to benefits under the Scheme but have not been notified of your benefits, or you are a widow, widower, child or dependant of such an employee, please contact the Trustees of the Lionheart plc Pension Scheme, care of Christine Nield, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, 1 Whitehall, Whitehall Road, Leeds LS1 4HR. You should include details of your current address and any benefits you think you are entitled to and write not later than 15 December 2003. It is the Trustees’ intention to distribute the assets of the Scheme to provide benefits for its Members, beneficiaries and pensioners as soon as possible. If the Trustees are not aware of your entitlement under the Scheme before 15 December 2003 they will not be liable to pay benefits to you. For and on behalf of the Trustees of the Lionheart plc Pension Scheme