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GoldmanSachs International29 October 2007 FORM 38.5(a) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL Company dealt in FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 26 October 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 2517436 1.77 GBP 1.7004 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 4997200 1.767 GBP 1.694 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)e.g. CFD CFD Long 1500000 1.7226 GBPCFD Long 1406900 1.749 GBPCFD Long 625100 1.749 GBPCFD Long 135200 1.749 GBPCFD Long 420000 1.7389 GBPCFD Short 5000 1.7004 GBPCFD Short 2000000 1.7616 GBPCFD Short 150000 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 650000 1.7126 GBP (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, which the option relates American,e.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) price European date paid/received peroption etc. unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. Date of disclosure 29 October 2007 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Resolution Group plcNature of connection (Note 6) Corporate Broker to Resolution Group plc Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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