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Appendix IV PricewaterhouseCoopers Introduction • During the course of the selection process, either at meetings between PwC and Aegon or via e-mail correspondence information about targets has been passed from PwC to Aegon. • The information passed was often in the form of PowerPoint slides setting out key data of the targets together with PwC analysis and comments. • Included in this appendix is a complete set of slides for all candidates that were analysed in this manner. • This information was complied without any access to the businesses. In some cases it is very sparse. PricewaterhouseCoopers CNOOC PricewaterhouseCoopers China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) Status at a glance Partner suitability • CNOOC is a State oil company incorporated in Beijing with registered capital of US$ 2.5 billion. It has majority stake • As a key State-owned enterprise, CNOOC has direct support (72.5%) in CNOOC Ltd., a NYSE listed independent oil/gas from the central government. company primarily engaged in exploration production sector. CNOOC Ltd., incorporated in Hong Kong in October • Asian Finance recently ranked CNOOC a top 10 mainland 1999, is China’s largest offshore oil producer. best-performing enterprises for the year 2001. • CNOOC employs 21,000 personnel. • CNOOC Ltd’s recently appointed CFO is a Sloan Fellow with an MBA from MIT and a master’s and doctoral degree from