Slaughter and May advised Bupa Finance plc on its issuance of £300,000,000 2.000 per cent. Notes

Slaughter and May advised Bupa Finance plc on its issuance of £300,000,000 2.000 per cent. Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Notes are guaranteed by the British United Provident Association Limited and are listed on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Proceeds from the Notes will, amongst other things, be applied in repayment of the short-term financing Bupa Finance plc put in place to complete the acquisition of Oasis Dental Care, on which Slaughter and May also advised.

Banco Santander, S.A, Barclays Bank PLC, HSBC Bank plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (trading as NatWest Markets) and Standard Chartered Bank acted as Joint Lead Managers.