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FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION \* TName of exempt principal trader ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Company dealt in Friends Provident Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Class of relevant security to which the ORD 10p dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 6h August 2007 - 30th August 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 2) 06/08/2007 \* T Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 2,567,273 (0.1194%) 1,383,796 (0.0644%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,567,273 (0.1194%) 1,383,796 (0.0644%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 30/08/2007 \* T Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 1,812,221 (0.0842%) 881,682 (0.0410%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 1,812,221 (0.0842%) 881,682 (0.0410%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 2) \* T Class of relevant security: Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2) \* TClass of relevant security: Details---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales 06/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 6,764 1.8700 GBPPurchase 1,238 1.9070 GBPPurchase 2,162 1.9100 GBPPurchase 406 1.9120 GBPPurchase 1,740 1.9160 GBPPurchase 5,673 1.9170 GBPPurchase 1,994 1.9200 GBPPurchase 1,341 1.9210 GBPPurchase 5,910 1.9220 GBPPurchase 3,220 1.9230 GBPPurchase 572 1.9240 GBPPurchase 1,161 1.9250 GBPPurchase 434 1.9270 GBPPurchase 738 1.9280 GBPPurchase 1,898 1.9330 GBPPurchase 1,173 1.9350 GBPPurchase 451 1.9360 GBPSale 1,037 1.9080 GBPSale 826 1.9100 GBPSale 3,800 1.9160 GBPSale 500,000 1.9180 GBPSale 252,000 1.9210 GBPSale 8,325 1.9220 GBPSale 4,940 1.9240 GBPSale 500,000 1.9250 GBPSale 205 1.9260 GBPSale 180 1.9310 GBPSale 290 1.9320 GBPSale 95 1.9340 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 07/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 503 1.9160 GBPPurchase 439 1.9170 GBPPurchase 1,289 1.9180 GBPPurchase 3,985 1.9190 GBPPurchase 7,273 1.9200 GBPPurchase 2,996 1.9220 GBPPurchase 470 1.9230 GBPPurchase 3,855 1.9240 GBPPurchase 265 1.9250 GBPPurchase 5,642 1.9260 GBPPurchase 383 1.9290 GBPPurchase 631 1.9300 GBPPurchase 4,170 1.9340 GBPPurchase 2,082 1.9350 GBPSale 741 1.9050 GBPSale 700 1.9100 GBPSale 4,137 1.9160 GBPSale 1,267 1.9180 GBPSale 271 1.9190 GBPSale 721 1.9200 GBPSale 246 1.9220 GBPSale 2,924 1.9240 GBPSale 3,400 1.9250 GBPSale 1,110 1.9340 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 08/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 5,859 1.9350 GBPPurchase 5,482 1.9420 GBPPurchase 90 1.9440 GBPPurchase 1,695 1.9450 GBPPurchase 371 1.9460 GBPPurchase 638 1.9480 GBPPurchase 2,500 1.9590 GBPPurchase 1,167 1.9600 GBPPurchase 4,684 1.9610 GBPPurchase 2,822 1.9620 GBPPurchase 270 1.9630 GBPPurchase 114 1.9640 GBPPurchase 1,161 1.9680 GBPPurchase 632 1.9700 GBPSale 1,060,000 1.9416 GBPSale 1,727 1.9550 GBPSale 785 1.9580 GBPSale 12,460 1.9740 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 09/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 1,590 1.9040 GBPPurchase 1,378 1.9080 GBPPurchase 1,262 1.9090 GBPPurchase 2,300 1.9100 GBPPurchase 76 1.9120 GBPPurchase 2,299 1.9150 GBPPurchase 179,027 1.9159 GBPPurchase 1,142 1.9160 GBPPurchase 4,510 1.9170 GBPPurchase 6,949 1.9180 GBPPurchase 3,928 1.9190 GBPPurchase 7,650 1.9200 GBPPurchase 3,744 1.9210 GBPPurchase 2,234 1.9220 GBPPurchase 5,469 1.9230 GBPPurchase 14,274 1.9250 GBPPurchase 18,887 1.9260 GBPPurchase 5,910 1.9270 GBPPurchase 7,907 1.9280 GBPPurchase 2,401 1.9290 GBPPurchase 17,123 1.9300 GBPPurchase 3,855 1.9310 GBPPurchase 3,113 1.9320 GBPPurchase 196,515 1.9330 GBPPurchase 7,251 1.9340 GBPPurchase 2,901 1.9350 GBPPurchase 600 1.9360 GBPPurchase 7,005 1.9400 GBPPurchase 137,000 1.9430 GBPPurchase 6,577 1.9440 GBPPurchase 3,300 1.9450 GBPPurchase 700 1.9550 GBPPurchase 300 1.9560 GBPPurchase 4,132 1.9570 GBPPurchase 1,000 1.9580 GBPPurchase 378 1.9590 GBPPurchase 2,350 1.9600 GBPPurchase 5,355 1.9620 GBPPurchase 3,399 1.9750 GBPPurchase 435 1.9810 GBPSale 660 1.9000 GBPSale 17,810 1.9080 GBPSale 184 1.9210 GBPSale 1,848 1.9220 GBPSale 1,536 1.9230 GBPSale 2,857 1.9250 GBPSale 903 1.9300 GBPSale 5,851 1.9390 GBPSale 7,122 1.9410 GBPSale 14,243 1.9430 GBPSale 7,121 1.9440 GBPSale 7,122 1.9480 GBPSale 1,271 1.9490 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 10/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 90 1.8640 GBPPurchase 90 1.8860 GBPPurchase 143 1.8320 GBPPurchase 310 1.8670 GBPPurchase 346 1.8380 GBPPurchase 449 1.8680 GBPPurchase 530 1.8700 GBPPurchase 545 1.8850 GBPPurchase 735 1.8330 GBPPurchase 835 1.8840 GBPPurchase 865 1.8780 GBPPurchase 871 1.8690 GBPPurchase 1,260 1.8880 GBPPurchase 3,785 1.8980 GBPPurchase 186,703 1.8030 GBPSale 222,323 1.8030 GBPSale 1,853 1.8130 GBPSale 1,838 1.8160 GBPSale 2,779 1.8190 GBPSale 4,632 1.8200 GBPSale 4,625 1.8210 GBPSale 4,823 1.8220 GBPSale 1,853 1.8230 GBPSale 1,805 1.8250 GBPSale 1,845 1.8270 GBPSale 2,380 1.8310 GBPSale 1,844 1.8340 GBPSale 3,994 1.8360 GBPSale 1,813 1.8370 GBPSale 3,455 1.8380 GBPSale 2,395 1.8390 GBPSale 3,003 1.8420 GBPSale 3,356 1.8450 GBPSale 356 1.8560 GBPSale 4,009 1.8630 GBPSale 5,783 1.8650 GBPSale 373 1.8680 GBPSale 635 1.8700 GBPSale 317 1.8720 GBPSale 2,158 1.8800 GBPSale 2,138 1.8870 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 13/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 1,0811.8220 GBPPurchase 89,5141.8280 GBPPurchase 1,0491.8300 GBPPurchase 1201.8310 GBPPurchase 1,8721.8350 GBPPurchase 1,7861.8360 GBPPurchase 2,3871.8370 GBPPurchase 2,2131.8380 GBPPurchase 4,7261.8390 GBPPurchase 1,6171.8400 GBPPurchase 771.8420 GBPPurchase 61,0401.8450 GBPSale 3,6941.8300 GBPSale 7491.8340 GBPSale 2,0001.8370 GBPSale 1861.8380 GBPSale 59,5971.8450 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 14/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 244 1.8190 GBPPurchase 233 1.8240 GBPPurchase 413 1.8250 GBPPurchase 1,174 1.8420 GBPPurchase 794 1.8440 GBPPurchase 1,211 1.8450 GBPPurchase 2,944 1.8460 GBPPurchase 1,596 1.8470 GBPPurchase 1,429 1.8490 GBPPurchase 1,199 1.8500 GBPPurchase 1,260 1.8510 GBPPurchase 321 1.8530 GBPPurchase 102 1.8550 GBPPurchase 1,456 1.8670 GBPSale 3,187 1.8410 GBPSale 238 1.8450 GBPSale 510 1.8470 GBPSale 142 1.8490 GBPSale 156 1.8500 GBPSale 2,299 1.8580 GBPSale 10,800 1.8650 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 15/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 180 1.7890 GBPPurchase 290 1.7900 GBPPurchase 270 1.7910 GBPPurchase 833 1.7920 GBPPurchase 4,141 1.7950 GBPPurchase 2,428 1.8010 GBPPurchase 533 1.8020 GBPPurchase 3,992 1.8030 GBPPurchase 2,840 1.8040 GBPPurchase 857 1.8060 GBPPurchase 450 1.8100 GBPPurchase 271 1.8110 GBPSale 63 1.7860 GBPSale 201 1.7870 GBPSale 3,445 1.7910 GBPSale 1,278 1.7980 GBPSale 547 1.7990 GBPSale 8,321 1.8000 GBPSale 782 1.8010 GBPSale 517 1.8020 GBPSale 64 1.8030 GBPSale 513 1.8040 GBPSale 201 1.8050 GBPSale 296 1.8060 GBPSale 271 1.8090 GBPSale 6,200 1.8220 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 16/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 1.7420 GBPPurchase 13,943 1.7510 GBPPurchase 180 1.7520 GBPPurchase 3,346 1.7540 GBPPurchase 3,579 1.7590 GBPPurchase 5,452 1.7600 GBPPurchase 3,770 1.7610 GBPPurchase 180,359 1.7620 GBPPurchase 926 1.7630 GBPPurchase 1,138 1.7640 GBPPurchase 2,059 1.7650 GBPPurchase 1,613 1.7660 GBPSale 180 1.7420 GBPSale 13,943 1.7480 GBPSale 811 1.7490 GBPSale 4,391 1.7500 GBPSale 2,564 1.7510 GBPSale 451 1.7520 GBPSale 17,408 1.7540 GBPSale 2,057 1.7550 GBPSale 717 1.7560 GBPSale 5,522 1.7570 GBPSale 16,038 1.7580 GBPSale 6,868 1.7590 GBPSale 4,558 1.7600 GBPSale 10,039 1.7610 GBPSale 7,148 1.7620 GBPSale 1,710 1.7630 GBPSale 7,115 1.7700 GBPSale 4,324---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 17/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 3,260 1.7460 GBPPurchase 180 1.7500 GBPPurchase 1,170 1.7590 GBPPurchase 90 1.7630 GBPPurchase 91 1.7640 GBPPurchase 270 1.7660 GBPPurchase 1,261 1.7680 GBPPurchase 6,160 1.7690 GBPPurchase 541 1.7700 GBPPurchase 2,162 1.7720 GBPPurchase 180 1.7740 GBPPurchase 4,070 1.7750 GBPPurchase 90 1.7780 GBPPurchase 4,098 1.7800 GBPPurchase 180 1.7810 GBPPurchase 3,800 1.7820 GBPPurchase 3,700 1.7830 GBPPurchase 6,054 1.7840 GBPPurchase 2,343 1.7850 GBPPurchase 3,361 1.7880 GBPPurchase 6,052 1.7890 GBPPurchase 481 1.7910 GBPPurchase 274 1.7920 GBPPurchase 400 1.7930 GBPPurchase 21,593 1.7940 GBPPurchase 11,021 1.7950 GBPPurchase 3,423 1.7960 GBPPurchase 3,900 1.7990 GBPPurchase 2,047 1.8000 GBPSale 271 1.7400 GBPSale 360 1.7490 GBPSale 207 1.7500 GBPSale 3,800 1.7510 GBPSale 437 1.7570 GBPSale 374 1.7600 GBPSale 180 1.7610 GBPSale 630 1.7650 GBPSale 90 1.7760 GBPSale 3,349 1.7780 GBPSale 4,060 1.7800 GBPSale 16,982 1.7940 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 20/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 641 1.7810 GBPPurchase 4,336 1.7820 GBPPurchase 2,433 1.7920 GBPPurchase 584 1.7930 GBPPurchase 280 1.7940 GBPPurchase 1,460 1.7950 GBPPurchase 1,316 1.7960 GBPPurchase 949 1.7970 GBPPurchase 3,311 1.7980 GBPPurchase 4,714 1.7990 GBPPurchase 849 1.8000 GBPPurchase 66 1.8020 GBPPurchase 65 1.8030 GBPPurchase 1,442 1.8040 GBPPurchase 3,605 1.8050 GBPPurchase 180 1.8060 GBPPurchase 2,162 1.8070 GBPPurchase 541 1.8120 GBPSale 2,123 1.7840 GBPSale 301 1.7860 GBPSale 60 1.7900 GBPSale 2,679 1.7940 GBPSale 390 1.7960 GBPSale 300 1.7980 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 21/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 270 1.7610 GBPPurchase 1,755 1.7650 GBPPurchase 3,471 1.7660 GBPPurchase 304 1.7690 GBPPurchase 1,907 1.7700 GBPPurchase 451 1.7710 GBPPurchase 4,353 1.7730 GBPPurchase 1,892 1.7750 GBPPurchase 1,532 1.7820 GBPPurchase 2,857 1.7850 GBPPurchase 153 1.7890 GBPPurchase 118 1.7900 GBPPurchase 548 1.7930 GBPPurchase 729 1.7940 GBPPurchase 180 1.7960 GBPPurchase 610 1.7970 GBPSale 12,467 1.7690 GBPSale 3,167 1.7800 GBPSale 1,051 1.7860 GBPSale 13,326 1.7910 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 22/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 270 1.8050 GBPPurchase 390 1.8100 GBPPurchase 487 1.8090 GBPPurchase 540 1.8140 GBPPurchase 900 1.8180 GBPPurchase 1,444 1.8080 GBPPurchase 1,518 1.8030 GBPPurchase 1,574 1.8040 GBPPurchase 1,831 1.7960 GBPPurchase 2,931 1.7810 GBPPurchase 2,931 1.7840 GBPPurchase 2,931 1.7850 GBPPurchase 3,127 1.8010 GBPPurchase 3,661 1.7940 GBPPurchase 3,809 1.7980 GBPPurchase 4,617 1.8120 GBPPurchase 4,732 1.7820 GBPPurchase 6,249 1.7990 GBPPurchase 8,019 1.7950 GBPPurchase 17,613 1.8020 GBPPurchase 27,232 1.8000 GBPSale 84,200 1.7972 GBPSale 469 1.8100 GBPSale 1,005 1.8110 GBPSale 454 1.8130 GBPSale 303 1.8140 GBPSale 1,976 1.8200 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 23/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 500 1.8050 GBPPurchase 4,100 1.8100 GBPPurchase 271 1.8110 GBPPurchase 361 1.8120 GBPPurchase 3,432 1.8160 GBPPurchase 271 1.8170 GBPPurchase 90 1.8210 GBPPurchase 271 1.8220 GBPPurchase 362 1.8230 GBPPurchase 813 1.8240 GBPPurchase 817 1.8250 GBPPurchase 500 1.8260 GBPPurchase 903 1.8270 GBPPurchase 583 1.8290 GBPPurchase 813 1.8310 GBPSale 2,135 1.8040 GBPSale 4,606 1.8050 GBPSale 2,816 1.8090 GBPSale 2,590 1.8100 GBPSale 4,723 1.8110 GBPSale 5,046 1.8180 GBPSale 2,157 1.8190 GBPSale 4,549 1.8210 GBPSale 5,504 1.8220 GBPSale 3,325 1.8230 GBPSale 1,641 1.8240 GBPSale 1,526 1.8250 GBPSale 4,887 1.8260 GBPSale 5,617 1.8270 GBPSale 1,677 1.8300 GBPSale 3,204 1.8320 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 24/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 7,686 1.7980 GBPPurchase 3,600 1.8040 GBPPurchase 242 1.8050 GBPPurchase 1,664 1.8070 GBPPurchase 599 1.8090 GBPPurchase 1,100 1.8100 GBPSale 559 1.7930 GBPSale 174 1.7980 GBPSale 2,579 1.8060 GBPSale 952 1.8070 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 28/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 17,808 1.7820 GBPPurchase 17,900 1.7825 GBPPurchase 5,327 1.8200 GBPSale 8,904 1.7780 GBPSale 3,580 1.7820 GBPSale 14,320 1.7830 GBPSale 8,904 1.7860 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 30/08/2007 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sale 1,887 1.7580 GBPSale 2,616 1.7800 GBP---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) \* TProduct name, Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities (Note 6) Price per unit (Note 4)e.g. CFD--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying \* TProduct name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option moneye.g. call option selling, securities to price American, date paid/received purchasing, which the option European per unit varying etc. relates (Note 6) etc. (Note 4)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (ii) Exercising \* TProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) \* TNature of transaction (Note 7) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives \* TFull details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) YES/NO \* TDate of disclosure 5th September 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Compliance Monitoring---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number 020 7678 1904---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Pearl Assurance Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Adviser---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* T Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Copyright Business Wire 2007Related Shares:
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