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GoldmanSachs International05 October 2007 Amendment - due to an 'as of' CFD transaction the disclosure made on 04 October2007 for dealings on 03 October 2007 is being amended. The original tradepurchases disclosed 13,077,409 shares have been amended to total purchases13,253,224 shares. Dealings 2 (a) + (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 03 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) 13253224 1.717 GBP 1.678 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 13886817 1.721 GBP 1.678 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 Short 5434 1.6984 GBPCFD Short 71228 1.6984 GBPCFD Long 12500 1.6905 GBPCFD Long 12500 1.6905 GBPCFD Short 25000 1.7085 GBPCFD Long 5000 1.7147 GBPCFD Short 5000 1.7173 GBPCFD Short 125000 1.7134 GBPCFD Short 3000 1.6857 GBPCFD Long 2339 1.7036 GBPCFD Short 175815 1.6993 GBPCFD Long 1067675 1.6953 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 05 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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