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Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd24 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 Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited Company dealt in Friends Provident Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary Sharesdisclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 23-Oct-2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2)(a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 1177619 1.75 (GBP) 1.66863 (GBP) Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note Lowest price received (Note 3) 3)6932254 1.7508 (GBP) 1.668 (GBP) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3)cfd Long 3061144 1.74238 (GBP)cfd Long 2543200 1.69745 (GBP)cfd Long 215881 1.7336 (GBP)cfd Long 100000 1.715 (GBP)cfd Long 100000 1.718 (GBP)cfd Long 100000 1.72 (GBP)cfd Long 100000 1.71 (GBP)cfd Short 229662 1.7335842 (GBP)cfd Short 50000 1.731 (GBP)cfd Short 50000 1.731 (GBP)cfd Short 50000 1.735 (GBP)cfd Short 33401 1.734 (GBP)cfd Short 6425 1.731 (GBP)cfd Short 5363 1.732 (GBP) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varyingProduct Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money paid/name,e.g. call purchasing, varying which the option relates price American, date received per unitoption etc. (Note 5) European etc. (Note 3) (ii) ExercisingProduct name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION : Advising Swiss Re. in relation to a potential acquisition of Resolution Group Plc in relationto a potential offor by Standard Life for Resolution Group Plc 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 24-Oct-2007 10:13:34 Contact name Collins,Carolyn Telephone number 44 20 7888 0241 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Standard Life Nature of connection (Note 6) ADVISOR Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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