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Gov. of Singapore Investment Corp.05 September 2007 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE INVESTMENT CORPORATION PTE LTD Company dealt in FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC Class of relevant security to which ORD 10p the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 04 Sep 07 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 30,055,329 1.398 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 30,055,329 1.398 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 5.25% Convertible bonds due Dec 2007 Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 7,030,000 2.424 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,030,000 2.424 (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) PURCHASE 1,051 GBP1.7672PURCHASE 16,970 GBP1.7672PURCHASE 5,895 GBP1.7672 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price per name, e.g. (Note 6) securities unit (Note 5)CFD (Note 7) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date money call purchasing, to which American, paid/ option varying the option European received etc. relates etc. per unit (Note 7) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, Number of Exercise price per unit e.g. call option securities (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 5 Sept 2007 Contact name SEAH WAN HOON / JULIA YAP Telephone number (65) 6889 8661 / (65) 6889 8877 If a connected EFM, name of offeree NA /offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of NA connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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