EPT Disclosure

3rd Oct 2007 11:29

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 GBP 0.10 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of dealing 2nd October 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) \* T Long Short-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number (%) Number (%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1) Relevant securities 2,391,369 (0.1111%) 314,639 (0.0146%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 (0%) 0 (0%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total 2,391,369 (0.1111%) 314,639 (0.0146%)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 \* TPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Purchase 4,100 1.6830 GBPPurchase 1,200 1.6860 GBPPurchase 3,859 1.6950 GBPPurchase 3,109 1.6990 GBPPurchase 42,857 1.7035 GBPPurchase 299 1.7120 GBPPurchase 7,845 1.7130 GBPPurchase 1,873 1.7140 GBPPurchase 1,554 1.7150 GBPTOTAL: 66,696 Sale 4,485 1.6810 GBPSale 2,420 1.6840 GBPSale 4,400 1.6850 GBPSale 5,829 1.6880 GBPSale 756 1.6940 GBPSale 6,088 1.6970 GBPSale 6,088 1.6990 GBPSale 12,977 1.7010 GBPSale 6,088 1.7030 GBPSale 500 1.7040 GBPSale 6,088 1.7050 GBPSale 183 1.7080 GBPSale 879 1.7100 GBPSale 2,382 1.7110 GBPSale 8,547 1.7120 GBPSale 3,962 1.7130 GBPSale 1,187 1.7140 GBPSale 2,099 1.7150 GBPSale 365 1.7160 GBPSale 274 1.7170 GBPSale 1,607 1.7250 GBPTOTAL: 77,204---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 3rd October 2007---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Contact name Antonio Gagliostro---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Telephone number 020 7678 5898---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Pearl Assurance Plc---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nature of connection (Note 9) Advisor---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\* 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 2007

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