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Gov. of Singapore Investment Corp.24 July 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 ORD 10pto which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 23 July 07 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 31,463,969 1.463 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 31,463,969 1.463 (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short 5.25% Convertible bonds due Dec 2007 Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 4,130,000 1.424 (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 4,130,000 1.424 (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 39,281 GBP2.0041 637,013 GBP2.0041 203,706 GBP2.0041 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unit e.g. CFD (Note 6) (Note 7) (Note 5) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneyname, selling, securities price American, date paid/e.g. purchasing, to which European received call varying etc. the option etc. per unit option relates (Note 5) (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit call option (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 24 July 2007 Contact name CELINA CHUA / SEAH WAN HOON Telephone number (65) 68898503 / (65) 68898661 If a connected EFM, name of N/Aofferee/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A 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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