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GoldmanSachs International30 July 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 International Company dealt in FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 27 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) 1833849 1.796 GBP 1.7331 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 4775855 1.8255 GBP 1.7251 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 1000000 1.743 GBPCFD Short 400098 1.7562 GBPCFD Long 750000 1.743 GBPCFD Long 4926 1.7997 GBPCFD Long 250000 1.8033 GBPCFD Long 250000 1.8033 GBPCFD Long 326891 1.8033 GBPCFD Short 326891 1.7479 GBPCFD Long 5000 1.8005 GBPCFD Short 5000 1.7805 GBPCFD Long 155162 1.7997 GBPCFD Short 155162 1.7543 GBPCFD Short 100000 1.762 GBPCFD Short 45000 1.7331 GBPCFD Short 100000 1.7331 GBPCFD Short 1200000 1.7579 GBPCFD Long 1000000 1.7502 GBPCFD Long 450000 1.7251 GBPCFD Long 26669 1.7956 GBPCFD Short 60000 1.7532 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 30 July 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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