THE BRITISH UNITED PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED

TRANSFER OF GENERAL BUSINESS

Notice is hereby given that The British United Provident Association Limited applied to HM Treasury on 2nd January 2001 for its approval, pursuant to Part II of Schedule 2C to the Insurance Companies Act 1982, to transfer to BUPA Insurance Limited all of its rights and obligations attaching to contracts written by it through its UK insurance division prior to 2nd January 2001. The Financial Services Authority or its employees are authorised to exercise the powers of HM Treasury under section 49 and Part II of Schedule 2C to the Act pursuant to Part II of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 and the Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Insurance) Order 1998. Copies of the Statement of Particulars of the proposed transfer which is being effected as part of an internal reorganisation are available for inspection at BUPA House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2BA, during normal business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday) until 5th February 2001. Written representations concerning the transfer may be sent to The Financial Services Authority, Insurance and Friendly Societies Division, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS, before 7th March 2001. The Financial Services Authority will not determine the application until after considering any representations made to it before that date.