Registration/Licensing of P300 Million Pension, Plan a with Price Increase

April 4, 2007 NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITIES AND INSTRUMENTS DEPARTMENT IN THE MATTER OF MERCANTILE CAREPLANS, INC., registrant REGISTRATION/LICENSING OF P300 MILLION PENSION PLAN A WITH PRICE INCREASE NOTICE AND ORDER Notice is hereby given that on March 29, 2007 an application was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for and on behalf of MERCANTILE CAREPLANS, INC. for registration and licensing of P300 Million worth of additional Pension Plan A with price increase. This plan with maturity Value of P1,000 per unit will be sold at the following contract prices based on annual installments. sec2007 Pension Plan A Payment Term Current Proposed (Year) Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Five P370.20 P799.25 P521.45 P849.35 Seven 397.46 858.06 546.21 889.70 Ten 440.60 951.10 584.40 92.40 Other modes of payment are disclosed in the registration papers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the documents submitted, the following persons appear to be the officers/directors of the corporation: Name Position Rosemarie A. Unson Chairman Dionisio M. Dungca President and CEO Benjamin S. Dino COO Atty. Honario J. Ramajo Corporate Secretary Jaime M. De Leon Director Rogelio C. Hernandez Director Roberto T. Neri Independent Director Said application for registration and other documents attached thereto are open for inspection by interested parties during office hours, and photocopies thereof shall be provided upon written request and after payment of the required fees. Any person may file an opposition thereto within ten (10) days from date of last publication of this Notice and Order. Let this Notice and Order be published at the expense of the corporation, in two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks. DTEHIA SO ORDERED. EDSA, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. April 04, 2007. (SGD.) JOSE P. AQUINO Acting Director Published in The Manila Times on April 11 & 18, 2007.