25th Apr 2008 15:14
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Friends Provident Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (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) Lloyds TSB Group Plc subject to notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder Nominees (Jersey) Ltd (s) (if different from 3): Perry Nominees Ltd Boltro Nominees Ltd Ward Nominees Ltd Lloyds Bank (PEP) Nominees Ltd State Street Nominees Ltd 5. Date of transaction (and 24 April 2008 date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer 25 April 2008 notified: 7. Threshold(s) that is/are Reached 7% crossed or reached: 8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering type of the triggering transaction shares transaction If possible use ISIN code Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of voting shares voting shares rights rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
3055977 162,545,813 162,545,813 163,338,111 163,338,111
7.031 GBP0.10 B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights Percentage financial date conversion period/ that may be acquired of voting instrument date (if the instrument rights exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 163,338,111 7.031
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
254,305 Shares are held by Nominees (Jersey) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.
357,103 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 55,379 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 23,888 Shares are held by Ward Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. 238,204 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB
Group Plc.
162,409,232 Shares 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 Investment Partnership Group 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 TSB Group Plc.
Proxy Voting: 10. Name of 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: Central Disclosure Unit 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1444 418127
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