Holding(s) in Company

17th Jun 2009 17:47

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 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): Scheme of Arrangement X

3. Full name of person(s) Lloyds Banking Group Plc subject to notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder See Section 9 (s) (if different from 3): 5. Date of transaction (and 16 June 2009 date on which the threshold

is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer 17 June 2009 notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are Direct/Indirect 9%

crossed or reached: 8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of shares to the triggering

transaction If possible use ISIN code Number of Number of Number Number of voting Percentage of voting shares voting of rights rights rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 48p N/A N/A 5,515,545 5,515,545 205,558,243 0.236% 8.785% Shares GB00B3T69350

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage of financial date conversion that may be acquired (if voting rights instrument period/date 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 price date Conversion rights instrument instrument period refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 211,073,788 9.020%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

180,929,709 Shares (7.732%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are

under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned

subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds

TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

26,141,330 shares (1.117%) are under the control of Insight Investment

Management (Global) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Insight Investment

Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS Insurance & Investment

Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HBOS plc, a wholly owned subsidiary

of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A

holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder N/A will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information: Notification using the Total Voting Rights figure of 2,340,000,000 14 Contact name: Kenny Melville 15. Contact telephone name: 0131 243 8671

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