25th Oct 2007 12:00
UBS AG (EPT)25 October 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 UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in Friends Provident PLCClass of relevant security to which thedealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) 10p ORDDate of dealing 24 OCTOBER 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities Highest price paid Lowest price paidpurchased (Note 3) (Note 3) 3,233,893 1.776546 GBP 1.74 GBP Total number of securities Highest price received Lowest price receivedsold (Note 3) (Note 3) 2,732,737 1.774 GBP 1.741 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short Number of securities Price per unite.g. CFD (Note 4) (Note 5) (Note 3) CFD LONG 250,000 1.7516 GBP CFD LONG 357,500 1.7424 CFD SHORT 6,800 1.69103382 CFD LONG 250,000 1.7491 CFD LONG 223,062 1.77119998 CFD LONG 20,000 1.74878 CFD SHORT 139,003 1.77214299 CFD SHORT 250,000 1.776546 CFD LONG 250,000 1.7491 CFD SHORT 350,900 1.77 CFD LONG 100,900 1.7491 CFD SHORT 250,000 1.74787752 CFD SHORT 1,000,000 1.7717 CFD SHORT 164,997 1.77214301 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g selling, securities to price American, date moneypaid/call purchasing, which the European etc. receivedoption varying etc option per unit relates (Note (Note 3) 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unitcall option (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 25 OCTOBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which Standard Life PlcconnectedNature of connection (Note 6) CONNECTED ADVISER 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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