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Gov. of Singapore Investment Corp.23 October 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 22 Oct 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 24,007,947 1.115 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 24,007,947 1.115 (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 Number (%) Number (%) due Dec 2007 (1) Relevant securities 7,030,000 2.426 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 7,030,000 2.426 (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 27,015 GBP1.661834PURCHASE 439,472 GBP1.661834PURCHASE 140,052 GBP1.661834 (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 23 Oct 2007 Contact name CHEW HAI JONG / SEAH WAN HOON Telephone number (65) 6889 8494 / (65) 6889 8661 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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