21st Sep 2007 12:00
GoldmanSachs International21 September 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 Goldman Sachs InternationalCompany dealt in FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 20 September 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 8122349 1.752 GBP 1.66 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 5151063 1.7528 GBP 1.666 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 556 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 17049 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 10909 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 9374 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 4977 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 449 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 4514 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 4336 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 32647 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 21 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 1586 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 1528 1.7375 GBPCFD Long 54125 1.7375 GBPCFD Short 38700 1.6752 GBPCFD Short 24700 1.6752 GBPCFD Long 7929 1.7375 GBPCFD Short 6400 1.6752 GBPCFD Short 70000 1.6603 GBPCFD Long 100000 1.7285 GBPCFD Long 100000 1.7285 GBPCFD Long 275000 1.7285 GBPCFD Short 250000 1.7226 GBPCFD Short 1500000 1.7533 GBPCFD Short 50000 1.7505 GBPCFD Short 65000 1.7155 GBPCFD Short 50000 1.747 GBPCFD Short 500000 1.75 GBPCFD Long 150000 1.7417 GBPCFD Long 19228 1.7296 GBPCFD Short 19228 1.7257 GBPCFD Short 200000 1.7257 GBPCFD Short 1050000 1.6817 GBPCFD Short 12000 1.7245 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 21 September 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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