To all Members of Class 3 Protection and Indemnity NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Meeting of the Members of Class 3 – Protection and Indemnity, of The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Europe (“Britannia Europe”) will be held at 53A rue Glesener, L-1631, Luxembourg on Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 09:30 GMT (10.30 CET) for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit, passing the following ORDINARY RESOLUTION: "That, the Rules of Class 3, Protection and Indemnity, of Britannia Europe (the “Class 3 Rules”), be amended with effect from noon GMT on 20 February 2025 as set out in the Annexure”. The Annexure is attached to this Notice. By order of the Board H J Connell Company Secretary 2 December 2024 Notes 1. A Member of Class 3 – Protection and Indemnity entitled to attend, and vote may appoint a proxy to attend and vote in their stead. Such proxy must be a Member of the Association or the duly authorised representative of a body corporate which is a Member. 2. A Member may attend the meeting remotely and access details can be obtained from dkhandelwal@tindallriley.com . Annexure - Class 3 (P&I) Rule Changes for the 2025/26 Policy Year __________________________________________________________ 12/24 The proposed Class 3 (P&I) Rule Changes are set out below. The amendments are set out below with additional wording underlined. The words struck through are to be removed from the text of the existing Rules. Amend Rule 19 as follows: RULE 19 – RISKS COVERED ... 19.17 Cargo Liabilities which a Member may incur, or expenditure which the Member may be unable to recover, together with costs and expenses incidental thereto, in respect of cargo intended to be, or being, or having been carried in an Entered Ship, which arises out of a breach by the Member or by persons for whose acts, neglect or default the Member is liable, of the Member’s obligations or duties as a carrier properly and carefully to load, handle, stow, carry, keep, care for, discharge or deliver the cargo or out of unseaworthiness or unfitness of the Entered Ship. ... 19.17.8 PROVIDED ALWAYS THAT: ... 19.17.8.7 Paperless trading there shall be no recovery from the Association for any liability, cost or expense arising from the use of any electronic trading system, other than an electronic system approved in writing by the Managers, to the extent that such liability, cost or expense would not (save insofar as the Board (or, in the case of claims not exceeding USD2,000,000, the Committee) in its discretion otherwise determines) not have arisen under a paper trading system. For the purposes of this proviso: 19.17.8.7.1 an electronic trading system is any system which replaces or is intended to replace paper documents used for the sale of goods and/or their carriage by sea or partly by sea and other means of transport which 19.17.8.7.1.1 are documents of title, or 19.17.8.7.1.2 entitle the holder to delivery or possession of the goods referred to in such documents, or 19.17.8.7.1.3 evidence a contract of carriage under which the rights and obligations of either of the contracting parties may be transferred to a third party. 19.17.8.7.2 a ‘document’ shall mean anything in which information of any description is recorded including, but not limited to, computer or other electronically generated information. 19.17.8.7.3 an electronic trading system shall be deemed approved, provided: 19.17.8.7.3.1 it is a reliable system in accordance with the Electronic Trade Documents Act 2