21st Aug 2009 15:40
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Friends Provident Group Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which
voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) Aviva plc & its subsidiaries subject to notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder Registered Holder: (s) (if different from 3):
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 18,042,416* BT Globenet Nominees Limited 23,800* Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 112,337,723* Chase Nominees Limited 3,949,345* CUIM Nominee Limited 4,539,911* Vidacos Nominees Limited 107,789* * denotes direct interest BNP Paribas - London 995,788 Chase Nominees Limited 19,555,027 State Street Nominees Limited 12,644,623 Vidacos Nominees Limited 25,154,496 5. Date of transaction (and 19 August 2009 date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer 20 August 2009 notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are 6% to 5% Change at Direct Interest Level
crossed or reached: 8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of shares to the triggering transaction transaction If possible use ISIN code Number of Number of Number of Number of
Percentage of voting shares voting rights shares voting rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary 193,849,034 193,849,034 197,350,918 139,000,984 58,349,934 5.94% 2.49% Shares GB00B3T69350
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights
Percentage of voting instrument date conversion period/ that may be acquired rights date (if the instrument exercised/converted) C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights financial date Conversion rights instrument instrument price period refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 197,350,918 8.43%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services
Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
* Aviva plc (Parent Company) * Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) * Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
* Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva
Investors Holdings Limited) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder
will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease
to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 2,340,000,000 14 Contact name: Neil Whittaker 15. Contact telephone name: 01603 684420
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