NOTICE OF DISCLAIMER – IMPORTANT

Following the announcement by Gusbourne plc of an offer period on 22nd July 2024 (the "Offer Period"), an offer period has now commenced in respect of the Company in accordance with the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code").

YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE PART OF THIS WEBSITE THAT IS DESIGNATED FOR THE PUBLICATION OF ANNOUNCEMENTS, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFER PERIOD. THIS INFORMATION IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS PART OF THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE IN GOOD FAITH AND FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW.

ACCESS TO THE OFFER PERIOD

Please read this notice carefully – it applies to all persons who view this part of the Company's website and, depending upon who you are and where you live, it may affect your rights. This part of the Company's website contains announcements, documents and information relating to the Offer Period (the "Information"). Please note that, as the Offer Period progresses, the Information as well as the terms of this notice may be altered or updated. You should read the full text of this notice each time you visit this part of the Company's website. In addition, the Information may be amended at any time in whole or in part at the sole discretion of the Company.

ACCESS TO THIS PART OF THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE MAY BE RESTRICTED UNDER SECURITIES LAWS IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS. THIS NOTICE REQUIRES YOU TO CONFIRM CERTAIN MATTERS (INCLUDING THAT YOU ARE NOT RESIDENT IN SUCH A JURISDICTION), BEFORE YOU MAY OBTAIN ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION. THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT DIRECTED AT, OR TO BE ACCESSED BY, PERSONS RESIDENT IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION OR WOULD RESULT IN A REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH ANY CONSENT OR OTHER FORMALITY WHICH THE COMPANY REGARDS AS UNDULY ONEROUS.

For regulatory reasons, the Company must ensure that persons seeking to access this part of the Company's website are made aware of the appropriate regulations for the country which such person is in. To allow you to view the Information, you have to read the following then click "I agree". If you are unable to agree, you should click "I disagree" and you will not be able to view the Information.

OVERSEAS JURISDICTIONS

Viewing the Information may not be lawful in certain jurisdictions. In other jurisdictions, only certain categories of person are allowed to view the Information. Any person who wishes to view these materials must first satisfy themselves that they are not subject to any local requirements that prohibit or restrict them from doing so. Any failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.

The Information does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or subscription or any solicitation for any offer to buy or subscribe for any securities in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of, or require registration thereunder in, such jurisdiction (each a "Restricted Jurisdiction"). If you are located or resident in the United States or any other Restricted Jurisdiction, please exit this webpage by clicking on the “I disagree” box below.

The Information is intended exclusively for persons who are not residents of the United States and who are not physically located in the United States. The Information does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the United States. Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered, sold, resold, renounced, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, in any form, in or into, the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements under the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering or sale of securities in the United States will be made. The information contained in this part of the website, including any material you may access, is not to be provided by you to any other person, in electronic form or otherwise, and is not to be accessed, published, copied, forwarded or otherwise disseminated in or into the United States.

Neither the US Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission in the United States has approved or disapproved of any transaction contemplated by the Information or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the Information.

If you are not permitted to view the Information, or viewing the Information would result in a breach of the above, or you are in any doubt as to whether you are permitted to view the Information, please exit this webpage by clicking on the "I disagree" box below.

BASIS OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OFFER PERIOD

YOU SHOULD NOT SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH OR DOWNLOAD, MAIL, FORWARD, DISTRIBUTE OR SEND THE INFORMATION TO ANY PERSON. IN PARTICULAR, YOU SHOULD NOT MAIL, FORWARD, DISTRIBUTE OR SEND THE INFORMATION TO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT WOULD BE UNLAWFUL TO DO SO.

The Information is being made available in good faith and for information purposes only. Any person seeking access to this part of the Company's website represents and warrants to the Company that they are doing so for information purposes only. Making the Information available in electronic format is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer Period or otherwise.

If you are in any doubt about the Information or the action you should take, you should seek your own financial advice from an independent financial adviser authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or, if you are located outside the United Kingdom, from an appropriately authorised independent financial adviser.

Any shareholder action required in connection with the Offer Period will only be set out in documents sent to or made available to the Company's shareholders and any decision made by such shareholders should be made solely and only on the basis of information provided in those documents.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the Information may include statements that are or may be deemed to be "forward looking statements". These statements are prospective in nature and are not based on historical facts, but rather on the current expectations of the management of the Company about future events and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances which could cause actual events to differ materially from the future events expected or implied by the forward looking statements. The forward looking statements contained in the Information include statements about the expected effects of the Offer Period on the Company, the expected timing and scope of the Offer Period, synergies, other strategic options and all other statements in the Information other than historical facts. Forward looking statements may (but will not always) include, without limitation, statements typically containing words such as "plans", "aims", "intends", "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "will", "may", "budget", "forecasts" and "should" and words of similar import. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will (or might) occur in the future.

These forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and have not been reviewed by the auditors of the Company. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions, changes in the level of capital investment, success of business and operating initiatives and restructuring objectives, customers' strategies and stability, changes in the regulatory environment, fluctuations in interest and exchange rates, the outcome of litigation, government actions and natural phenomena such as floods, earthquakes and hurricanes. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in (or implied by) the forward looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statements. None of the directors of the Company ("Directors"), the Company or its affiliated companies provides any representation, assurance or guarantee that the occurrence of events expressed or implied in any forward looking statement contained in the Information will actually occur.

RESPONSIBILITY

The Directors accept responsibility for the correctness and fairness of the reproduction or presentation of the Information, unless the responsibility statement in any relevant document expressly provides otherwise.

None of the Directors, the Company or its affiliated companies have reviewed and none of them is responsible for, or accepts any liability in respect of, any information on any other website that may be linked to this website by a third party.

Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law, the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers or any relevant listing rules, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation to disseminate, after the date of the posting of the Information, any updates or revisions to any statements, to reflect any change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.

The Company, nor any of its advisers, associates, directors or officers undertakes any obligation to update publicly, expressly disclaim or revise the Information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.

Panmure Liberum Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Gusbourne plc and for no one else in connection with the Offer Period will not be responsible to anyone other than Gusbourne plc for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in connection with the Offer Period.

THE INFORMATION MAY NOT BE DOWNLOADED BY ANY PERSON EITHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART WHERE TO DO SO WOULD OR MAY CONSTITUTE A BREACH OF ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS OR REGULATIONS. THIS NOTICE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, ENGLISH LAW.

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