25th Oct 2007 12:13
TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
Friends Provident plc
2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes 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) subject to the notification AXA S.A., 25 Avenue obligation (iii):
Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 23/10/2007 threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24/10/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
shares the Triggering transaction (vii) if possible transaction (vi) using the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) Ord 113,697,059 113,697,059 13,764,850 13,764,850 83,384,945 0.64 3.87 GB0030559776
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date (xiii) Conversion rights that may be voting instrument Period/ Date (xiv) acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted Convertible 11/12/2007 700,000 0.03 bond Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 97,849,795 4.54
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital AXA Sun Life plc 100,000 0.00464 Anniversary Fund Life Direct AXA Sun Life plc 1,250,000 0.05805 Deferred Distribution Fund Life Direct AXA Sun Life plc 1,250,000 0.05805 Distribution Fund Life Direct AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 350,000 0.01625 Distribution Fund Indirect AXA Institutional 312,028 0.01449 Equity Fund Direct AXA Sun Life plc 720,000 0.03344 Retirement Distribution Pension Direct AXA UK Group Pension Scheme 73,000 0.00339 Indirect AXA Financial, Inc 72,179,957 3.35214 Indirect AXA Colonia Konzern 1,489,425 0.06917 Direct Sun Life International 750,000 0.03483 (IOM) Ltd Direct AXA France 2,349,579 0.10912 Indirect AXA Australia 829,465 0.03852 Indirect AXA Rosenberg 2,266,644 0.10527 Indirect Sun Life International 2,000 0.00009 (IOM) Ltd Direct AXA Financial, Inc * 66,300 0.00308 Indirect Sun Life Pensions 53,191 0.00247 Management Ltd Direct Sun Life Pensions 211,450 0.00982 Management Ltd Direct AXA Sun Life 475,000 0.02206 LTAV UK Equity Life Direct AXA Sun Life 364,013 0.01691 FTSE All Share Tracker Life Direct AXA Sun Life 2,062,605 0.09579 LTAV UK Equity Pension Direct AXA Sun Life 1,845,528 0.08571 FTSE All Share Tracker Pension Direct AXA Framlington 300,000 0.01393 Trustees for Roman Catholics Indirect AXA Framlington 150,000 0.00697 London Scottish Pension Fund Indirect AXA Framlington 850,000 0.03948 St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund Indirect AXA Framlington 950,000 0.04412 St James Place Net (Life) Fund Indirect AXA Framlington 220,000 0.01022 St James Place Offshore Fund Indirect AXA Framlington 400,000 0.01858 Daimler Chrysler Indirect AXA Framlington 600,000 0.02786 Framlington Income & Capital Indirect AXA Framlington 300,000 0.01393 Financial Indirect AXA Framlington 800,000 0.03715 Managed Balanced Indirect AXA Framlington 700,000 0.03251 UK Growth Indirect AXA Winterthur 568,564 0.02640 Direct AXA Sun Life plc 1,424,880 0.06617 With Profit Transition Fund Direct Sun Life Assurance Society 886,166 0.04115 plc With Profit Transition Fund Direct Total Direct 13,764,850 0.63926 Total Indirect 83,384,945 3.87251 TOTAL 97,149,795 4.51177 9.Chain (Financial Instrument)
Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share
capital AXA Framlington 700,000 0.03251 Managed Income FD Indirect Total Direct 0 0.00000 Total Indirect 700,000 0.03251 TOTAL 700,000 0. 03251 Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: 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: 14. Contact name: Gordon Ellis 15. Contact telephone number: 01306 654802
Notes
i. This form is to be sent to the issuer or underlying issuer and to be filed with the competent authority.
ii. Either the full name of the legal entity or another method for identifying the issuer or underlying issuer, provided it is reliable and accurate.
iii. This should be the full name of (a) the shareholder; (b) the person acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights in the cases provided for in DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h); (c) all the parties to the agreement referred to in DTR5.2.1 (a), or (d) the direct or indirect holder of financial instruments entitled to acquire shares already issued to which voting rights are attached, as appropriate.
In relation to the transactions referred to in points DTR5.2.1 (b) to (h), the following list is provided as indication of the persons who should be mentioned:
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (b), the person that acquires the voting rights and is entitled to exercise them under the agreement and the natural person or legal entity who is transferring temporarily for consideration the voting rights;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR 5.2.1 (c), the person holding the collateral, provided the person or entity controls the voting rights and declares its intention of exercising them, and person lodging the collateral under these conditions;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1(d), the person who has a life interest in shares if that person is entitled to exercise the voting rights attached to the shares and the person who is disposing of the voting rights when the life interest is created;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (e), the parent undertaking and, provided it has a notification duty at an individual level under DTR 5.1, under DTR5.2.1 (a) to (d) or under a combination of any of those situations, the controlled undertaking;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (f), the deposit taker of the shares, if he can exercise the voting rights attached to the shares deposited with him at his discretion, and the depositor of the shares allowing the deposit taker to exercise the voting rights at his discretion;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (g), the person that controls the voting rights;
- in the circumstances foreseen in DTR5.2.1 (h), the proxy holder, if he can exercise the voting rights at his discretion, and the shareholder who has given his proxy to the proxy holder allowing the latter to exercise the voting rights at his discretion.
iv. Applicable in the cases provided for in DTR 5.2.1 (b) to (h). This should be the full name of the shareholder or holder of financial instruments who is the counterparty to the natural person or legal entity referred to in DTR5.2.
v. The date of the transaction should normally be, in the case of an on exchange transaction, the date on which the matching of orders occurs; in the case of an off exchange transaction, date of the entering into an agreement.
The date on which threshold is crossed should normally be the date on which the acquisition, disposal or possibility to exercise voting rights takes effect (see DTR 5.1.1R (3)). For passive crossings, the date when the corporate event took effect. [DEL::DEL]
These dates will usually be the same unless the transaction is subject to a condition beyond the control of the parties.
vi. Please refer to the situation disclosed in the previous notification, In case the situation previous to the triggering transaction was below 3%, please state `below 3%'.
vii. If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold , the notifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is less than 3%.
For the case provided for in DTR5.2.1(a), there should be no disclosure of individual holdings per party to the agreement unless a party individually crosses or reaches an Article 9 threshold. This applies upon entering into, introducing changes to or terminating an agreement.
viii. Direct and indirect
ix In case of combined holdings of shares with voting rights attached `direct holding' and voting rights `indirect holdings', please split the voting rights number and percentage into the direct and indirect columns-if there is no combined holdings, please leave the relevant box blank.
x Voting rights attached to shares in respect of which the notifying party is a direct shareholder (DTR 5.1)
xi. Voting rights held by the notifying party as an indirect shareholder (DTR 5.2.1)
xii If the holding has fallen below the minimum threshold, the notifying party should not be obliged to disclose the extent of the holding, only that the new holding is below 3%.
xiii date of maturity / expiration of the finical instrument i.e. the date when the right to acquire shares ends.
xiv If the financial instrument has such a period-please specify the period- for example once every three months starting from the [date]
xv. The notification should include the name(s) of the controlled undertakings through which the voting rights are held. The notification should also include the amount of voting rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking, insofar as individually the controlled undertaking holds 3% or more, and insofar as the notification by the parent undertaking is intended to cover the notification obligations of the controlled undertaking.
xvi. This annex is only to be filed with the competent authority.
xvii. Whenever another person makes the notification on behalf of the shareholder or the natural person/legal entity referred to in DTR5.2 and DTR5.3.
FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCRelated Shares:
Fondul Proprietatea