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TESTATOR

IDENTIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL WILL

The Will to which this Codicil relates is the Last Will and Testament of the Testator dated 2022-10-15, prepared by Harrington and Cole LLP, Canterbury (the "Will"). Where a term is defined in the Will, that defined meaning applies in this Codicil unless the context otherwise requires. All references to numbered clauses, paragraphs and gifts in this Codicil are references to the corresponding provisions of the Will.

CAPACITY AND INTENTION

The Testator confirms that at the date of execution of this Codicil the Testator: (a) is of full age and has the mental capacity required to make a valid testamentary disposition, understanding the nature of the act, the extent of the estate affected, and the claims of those who might reasonably expect to benefit; (b) is not acting under duress, undue influence or mistake; and (c) does not by this Codicil revoke the Will in whole. Save to the extent that any provision of the Will is expressly altered, revoked or added to by this Codicil, the Will and any earlier Codicil shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with section 22 of the Wills Act 1837 and the doctrine of republication.

CHANGE OF EXECUTOR

With reference to Clause 2 (Appointment of Executors) of the Will, I direct as follows:

I revoke the appointment of my brother Thomas Edmund Palmer as executor and trustee of my Will and appoint in his place my daughter Sarah Louise Palmer of 12 Oak Avenue, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7BH to act jointly with my existing co-executor Margaret Anne Palmer. All powers, duties and discretions conferred upon my executors and trustees by my Will shall apply to Sarah Louise Palmer as if she had been named as an original executor therein.

This amendment shall take effect from the date of execution of this Codicil and shall be read as if it had been contained in the Will.

CHANGE OF SPECIFIC LEGACY

With reference to Clause 5(c) (Specific Legacies) of the Will, I further direct:

I revoke the specific legacy of my 1968 Jaguar E-Type motor car (Registration EFP 122G) previously given to my nephew Andrew Palmer and instead give the same free of tax and delivery costs to my son Edward Charles Palmer of 3 Willow Close, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1RF. If Edward Charles Palmer fails to survive me by 28 days, this legacy shall fall into my residuary estate.

ADDITION OF NEW PROVISION

I further direct:

I give the sum of Five Thousand Pounds (£5,000) free of inheritance tax to Macmillan Cancer Support (Registered Charity No. 261017) for its general charitable purposes. The receipt of the treasurer or other proper officer of the charity shall be a sufficient discharge to my executors.

REPUBLICATION AND CONFIRMATION OF WILL

Save as expressly altered, revoked or added to by this Codicil, I hereby confirm and republish my Will dated 2022-10-15 and every earlier Codicil thereto. By executing this Codicil I republish my Will under the doctrine of republication, with the effect that the Will is treated as having been made at the date of this Codicil, subject always to the alterations contained herein.

INTERPRETATION

(a) References in this Codicil to a statute include any amendment or re-enactment and any subordinate legislation made under it. (b) Words importing one gender include the other; words in the singular include the plural and vice versa. (c) References to a spouse or civil partner include a party to a marriage or civil partnership recognised under the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004. (d) Any legacy, gift or appointment made in favour of a person who fails to survive me by 28 days shall lapse and fall into the residuary estate unless this Codicil or the Will expressly provides otherwise. (e) This Codicil is governed by and to be construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and is intended to be a valid testamentary instrument under the Wills Act 1837 (as amended).

EXECUTION AND ATTESTATION (WILLS ACT 1837, S.9)

This Codicil is executed in accordance with section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 and is intended to be a valid codicil for the purposes of that Act. In witness whereof I have signed my name to this Codicil at Canterbury, Kent on 2026-04-14 in the presence of the two witnesses named below, both of whom are present at the same time and each of whom has attested and subscribed this Codicil in my presence.

Each witness confirms that at the date of attestation the witness: (i) is aged eighteen (18) years or over; (ii) is not a beneficiary under the Will or this Codicil and is not the spouse or civil partner of any such beneficiary, so that no gift is avoided under section 15 of the Wills Act 1837; and (iii) has no reason to doubt the Testator's mental capacity, knowledge and approval of the contents of this Codicil.