CLASS 8, THE FREIGHT, DEMURRAGE AND DEFENCE CLASS ____________________ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SEPARATE MEETING of the MEMBERS OF CLASS 8, THE FREIGHT, DEMURRAGE AND DEFENCE CLASS, of the Association will be held at the REGISTERED OFFICE of the Association, 50 LEMAN STREET, LONDON, E1 8HQ at 12.15 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, 23rd JANUARY 2002, or as soon thereafter as the meeting of Class 5 called for that day is finished, for the purpose of altering and adding to the Rules. The following alterations and additions together with such further alterations and additions, if any, as may be proposed will be submitted for adoption with or without modification and with effect from noon G.M.T. on the 20th day of February 2002. [New wording is in bold. The explanatory notes in italics will not appear in the actual Rules.] RULE 23EXTENSION OF COVER TO OTHER PARTIES 23.1.3the benefit of a Member’s insurance shall not be extended to third party persons or companies which are not referred to in the relevant Certificate of Entry or by endorsement thereto, whether by name, class, description or otherwise, notwithstanding the provisions of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999. [Explanation: This Rule has been added to avoid the possibility of a third party not named in a Club Certificate of Entry from seeking the benefit of Club cover by invoking the UK Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, which came into force in 2000, and which gives a third party the right to claim benefit from a contract to which he is not a party in certain circumstances.] By Order of the Committee, A. BILBROUGH & CO. LTD. (Managers) 4 January 2002 8:067