Whether you re opting out or voting on the Scheme, online or by post, you need to tell us your decision by 12pm on Friday 19 October 2018.

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1 APP10003 Plan type: [Talisman Executive Pension Plan] Scheme name: [Scheme XYZ] Scheme member(s) Plan number(s) Voting value(s) [client_title] [client_forename] [client_surname] XXXXXX [client_title] [client_forename] [client_surname] XXXXXX Online voting ID: DECISION FORM Security code: Complete this form to let Royal London know whether you want to: vote on the Scheme in respect of any members. opt any members named on this form out of the Scheme and keep the guaranteed annuity rate (GAR); or Pages one and two give you important information and are your Attendance card so you should bring them with you if you re coming to the planholder meeting. You should use pages three to six if you want to opt out or vote by post. 1 Important information Please read this section carefully before completing this form. Before you complete this Decision form, we strongly recommend that you read your Planholder circular and consider the Scheme very carefully. Section 12 of Part B of your Planholder circular gives you more information for trustees of occupational pension schemes. You ll find instructions on how to complete this form in section 13 of Part B of your Planholder circular. This section also explains how we will deal with decision forms returned unsigned, incomplete or completed incorrectly. It s important that as many votes as possible are cast so the court can be sure there s a fair representation of planholder opinion. So please complete and return this Decision form or go online to tell us your decision, even if you intend to make it along to the planholder meeting. If you have more than one member named on this form, remember that you don t need to make the same decision for them all. You can opt out one or more members, and vote for or against the Scheme in respect of one or more members, choosing the right option for each member. If you do come to the planholder meeting, it s the decision you make there that ll count. Whether you re opting out or voting on the Scheme, online or by post, you need to tell us your decision by 12pm on Friday 19 October You ll find definitions for the technical terms used in this form in the glossary section of Part B of your Planholder circular. Technical terms are shown in bold italics in this Decision form. Decision form Attendance card 2 How to tell us your decision By post If you wish to opt out or vote by post, please complete pages three to six of this Decision form and return them to Electoral Reform Services in the pre-paid envelope provided. Online If you wish to opt out or vote online, please refer to page 22 of Part A of your Planholder circular for details. You ll need to visit ersvotes.com/gar and log in using the online voting ID and security code shown on the first page of your covering letter and at the top of this Decision form. In person If you wish to opt out or vote on the Scheme in person, you re invited to the planholder meeting to be held at: Amba Hotel Charing Cross, Strand, London WC2N 5HX. This will take place on 23 October 2018 at 11am. If you plan on coming to the planholder meeting, or someone (other than the chairman of the meeting) will be attending in your place as your proxy, please ensure this page of your Decision form (your Attendance card) is brought to the meeting. Page 1 of 6

2 Getting to the planholder meeting Amba Hotel Charing Cross Strand London WC2N 5HX By car Car parking is available in the Spring Gardens car park (across Whitehall) at an additional charge. To programme your sat-nav, use the postcode WC2N 5HX. By London Underground Charing Cross underground station is next door to the hotel; Embankment underground station is 100m away. By rail Charing Cross station is adjacent to the hotel. 3 How to get help If you or your scheme member(s) need any guidance or advice before making your decision, please see the Helping you make your decision section in Part A of your Planholder circular. If you have any questions on how to complete this form, you can call the free telephone-based guidance service Royal London has set up on Royal London 1 Thistle Street, Edinburgh EH2 1DG royallondon.com All literature about products that carry the Royal London brand is available in large print format on request to the Marketing Department at Royal London, 1 Thistle Street, Edinburgh EH2 1DG. All of our printed products are produced on stock which is from FSC certified forests. The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. The firm is on the Financial Services Register, registration number It provides life assurance and pensions. Registered in England and Wales number Registered office: 55 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0RL. Royal London Marketing Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and introduces Royal London s customers to other insurance companies. The firm is on the Financial Services Register, registration number Registered in England and Wales number Registered office: 55 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0RL. Royal London Corporate Pension Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and provides pension services. The firm is on the Financial Services Register, registration number Registered in England and Wales number Registered office: 55 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0RL. Page 2 of 6

3 APP10003 Plan type: [Talisman Executive Pension Plan] Scheme name: [Scheme XYZ] Scheme member(s) Plan number(s) Voting value(s) [client_title] [client_forename] [client_surname] XXXXXX [client_title] [client_forename] [client_surname] XXXXXX Online voting ID: Security code: Unless you want to tell us your decision online please complete either section A or B below, then complete section C and return pages 3 to 6 of this Decision form to Electoral Reform Services in the pre-paid envelope provided. A Opting out of the Scheme Complete this section if you want to opt your scheme member(s) out of the Scheme. Please put a cross (x) in the box(es) if you want to opt your member(s) out of the Scheme and keep the GAR. I WISH TO OPT THE FOLLOWING MEMBER(S) OUT OF THE SCHEME By returning this form with this section completed for a member, you ll no longer have the right to vote on the Scheme in respect of the plan(s) you hold for that member. We ll reduce your overall voting value to reflect this. If the Scheme goes ahead, the plan(s) you hold for that member (referred to at the start of this Decision form) will not be included in the Scheme and as a result the plan(s) will keep the valuable benefit of the GAR but the member will not receive any uplift to their retirement savings. Decision form If you opted all the members named above out of the Scheme, you should now complete and sign section C. Otherwise please complete section B in respect of the members you have not opted out. Page 3 of 6

4 B Voting on the Scheme Complete this section if you want to vote on the Scheme. Don t complete this section in respect of a member who you ve opted out of the Scheme. If you want to vote for the Scheme in respect of any member, put a cross (x) in the box below next to their name I WISH TO VOTE FOR THE SCHEME IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBER(S): OR If you want to vote against the Scheme in respect of any member, put an x in the box below next to their name. I WISH TO VOTE AGAINST THE SCHEME IN RESPECT OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBER(S): REMEMBER If you vote against the Scheme in respect of a member but the Scheme goes ahead, the GAR in the plan(s) you hold for that member (referred to at the start of this Decision form) will automatically be exchanged for the uplift to their retirement savings. Please consider whether this is actually what you want and whether it s really in their best interests. The only way that you can be sure of keeping the GAR is to opt the member out of the Scheme. Page 4 of 6

5 Plan type: [Talisman Executive Pension Plan] Scheme name: [Scheme XYZ] Scheme member(s) Plan number(s) Voting value(s) [client_title] [client_forename] [client_surname] XXXXXX [client_title] [client_forename] [client_surname] XXXXXX Online voting ID: Security code: Appointing someone to formally cast your vote for you at the planholder meeting. The planholder meeting is the meeting at which planholders votes will formally be cast. You don t need to attend the meeting in person in order to vote you can use this form to appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. Your proxy will vote on your behalf, in the way you have indicated on this Decision form. I appoint the following person to act for me on my behalf at the planholder meeting: the Chairman of the planholder meeting; OR if I have inserted a name in the box below, the person named in that box. I understand that if I appoint someone other than the Chairman of the planholder meeting, and they don t attend the meeting, my vote cast by proxy will not count. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chairman of the planholder meeting as your proxy, please insert their full name in the box below in BLOCK CAPITALS. If you plan on attending the planholder meeting in person please leave the box below blank. If you ve appointed a person other than the Chairman of the planholder meeting as your proxy, they should bring pages 1 and 2 of this Decision form (the Attendance card) with them. Unless you ve appointed a scheme member as your proxy, your scheme member(s) will not be entitled to attend the planholder meeting. Now complete and sign section C. Page 5 of 6

6 C. Your declaration Please sign, print your name and date below. I confirm that I am the person entitled to opt out of or vote on the Scheme in relation to the plan(s) referred to on this Decision form. Your signature On behalf of the Trustee(s) of the retirement benefits scheme named on page 1. Name (BLOCK CAPITALS) Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Your comments You can include any comments you have on the Scheme in the box below. We ll take them to the court so that they can be considered when the court is deciding whether to approve (or sanction ) the Scheme. Page 6 of 6