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GoldmanSachs International12 October 2007 Amendment - due to as of CFD transactions the disclosure made on 11 October 2007for dealings on 10 October 2007 is being amended. The original trade salesdisclosed 261,382 shares have been amended to total purchases 1,061,382 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 International Company dealt in FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 10 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) 444753 1.7614 GBP 1.74 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 1061382 1.77 GBP 1.7341 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 Short 18490 1.7614 GBPCFD Long 49185 1.7625 GBPCFD Short 2339 1.7614 GBPCFD Long 815 1.7625 GBPCFD Short 8331 1.7614 GBPCFD Short 6744 1.7403 GBPCFD Long 65000 1.7649 GBPCFD Short 300000 1.7535 GBPCFD Long 397660 1.785 GBPCFD Long 402340 1.7341 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 12 October 2007 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Resolution Group plc Nature 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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