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GoldmanSachs International01 August 2007 Amendment - due to a cancellation of a CFD transaction the disclosure made on 26July 2007 for dealings on 25 July 2007 is being amended. The original tradepurchases disclosed 7,370,859 have been amended to total purchases 6,370,859.Dealings 2(a) and 2(b) have been updated. 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 Goldman Sachs InternationalCompany dealt in FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 25 July 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 6370859 1.9719 GBP 1.9285 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 51245 1.9543 GBP 1.9343 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. CFDCFD Long 12759 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 6007 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 3285 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 317 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 2947 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 7116 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 8202 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 21367 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 39387 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 1906 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 34887 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 2235 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 76 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 9509 1.9807 GBPCFD Long 143714 1.9563 GBPCFD Short 106000 1.9304 GBPCFD Short 61863 1.9681 GBPCFD Short 72921 1.9586 GBPCFD Short 66904 1.9586 GBPCFD Short 40106 1.9586 GBPCFD Short 2369 1.9586 GBPCFD Long 37595 1.9524 GBPCFD Short 58774 1.9681 GBPCFD Short 110100 1.9586 GBPCFD Short 119999 1.9586 GBPCFD Short 66000 1.9586 GBPCFD Short 3901 1.9586 GBPCFD Short 1000000 1.9427 GBPCFD Short 105000 1.9362 GBPCFD Short 2761218 1.9507 GBPCFD Short 100000 1.9529 GBPCFD Short 11300 1.9464 GBPCFD Short 537599 1.9719 GBPCFD Short 191370 1.9719 GBPCFD Short 722118 1.9719 GBPCFD Short 167007 1.9719 GBPCFD Short 381906 1.9719 GBPCFD Short 80000 1.9461 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 person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Date of disclosure 01 August 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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