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Norwich Union has reduced the average marketvalue reduction on unitised with-profits policies. The changesapply to investors in the CGNU, CULAC and NULAP funds, and cameinto effect on 6 October 2005.

The average MVR rates applying per year of purchase of unitsare:

David Riddington, senior actuary at Norwich Union, said:“This change is good news for investors in the Norwich Unionwith-profit funds. The figures for 2005 show that we haveconsistently reduced market value reductions as the stock marketsimproved since their low points in 2003. This shows the value of awith-profit fund still substantially invested inshares.”

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Notes to editors:

• Norwich Union is one of the UK's biggest insurers. It is aleading provider of life, pensions and investment products andone of the largest Financial Adviser (FA) providers. FAs provideover 70% of the company's long-term savings business in the UK.
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