In the High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) Companies Court.  No. 7333 of 2000 In the Matter of WINTERTHUR LIFE UK LIMITED and In the Matter of COLONIAL LIFE (UK) LIMITED and In the Matter of COLONIAL PENSION FUNDS (UK) LIMITED and in the Matter of the Insurance Companies Act 1982 Notice is hereby given that a Petition (the “Petition”) was, on 27th November 2000, presented to Her Majesty’s High Court of Justice by the above-named Colonial Life (UK) Limited (“Colonial”), for the sanction of the Court under Part I of Schedule 2C (“Schedule 2C”) to the Insurance Companies Act 1982 (the “Act”) to the Scheme (the “Scheme”) providing for the transfer to Colonial and Colonial Pension Funds (UK) Limited (“CPF”) of the whole of the long term business (as defined by section 1(1) of the Act) of Winterthur Life UK Limited (“Winterthur”) and for Orders making ancillary provisions in connection with the said transfer under paragraph 5 of Schedule 2C to the Act. Copies of the said Petition, the Scheme, and a report by an Independent Actuary pursuant to paragraph 2 of Schedule 2C to the Act, may be inspected at each of the offices specified in the Schedule hereto during normal business hours for a period of 21 days from the publication of this notice. The Petition is directed to be heard before the Judge at the Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL on 5th March 2001. Any person (including any employee of Winterthur, Colonial or CPF) who claims that he or she would be adversely affected by the Scheme may appear at the time of the said hearing in person or by Counsel. Any person who intends to so appear, and any policyholder of Winterthur, Colonial or CPF who objects to the Scheme, but does not intend so to appear, should give not less than five clear days prior notice in writing of such intention or objection and of the reasons thereof to Hebert Smith, Solicitors, at Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2HS (Ref. 2157/2555), Solicitors to each of Winterthur, Colonial and CPF. Copies of the documents referred to above will be furnished by the Company Secretary, Winterthur, Winterthur Way, Basingstoke RG21 6SZ, to any person requiring them prior to the making of an Order sanctioning the Scheme on payment of the prescribed charge for the same. Schedule Addresses where copy documents will be available for inspection: Part I—UK Addresses

Winterthur Winterthur Life Winterthur Way Basingstoke RG21 6SZ

Colonial/CPF Colonial Life Colonial House Quayside Chatham Maritime Kent ME4 4YY

Part 2— Overseas Addresses

Austria Wintisa Mattiellistrasse 2-4 A-1040 Wien	Ireland KPMG Consulting Russell Court St. Stephen’s Green Dublin 2
Belgium Winterthur Europe Assurances Avenue des Arts 56 B-1000 Bruxelles	Italy Winterthur Assicurazioni Piazza Missori 2 1-20122 Milano
France Winterthur Tour Winterthur 102 Terrasse Boieldieu Cedex N 18 F-92085 Paris la Defense	Netherlands Winterthur Insurance Prinses Irenestraat 33 Postbus 83000 1080 AA Amsterdam
Germany DBV-Winterthur Versicherungen Konzernrecht (OE 004) Frankfurter Strasse 50 D-65 178 Wiesbaden	Portugal Winterthur Av. Fontes Pereira da Melo, 6 1069-001 Lisboa
Greece KPMG 3 Stratigou Tombra Street Aghia Paraskevi 153 42 Athens	Spain Winterthur Plac"a Francesc Macia 10 08036 Barcelona

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