12th Sep 2007 07:30
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): Change in issued share capital Yes
3. Full name of person(s) Lloyds TSB Group Plc subject to notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) Nominees (Jersey) Ltd
(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 10th September 2007
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer 11th September 2007 notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are Reached 3% 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 Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage of voting of voting shares rights rights shares rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
3055977 60,828,100 60,828,100 66,404,998 0 66,404,998 0 3.089
Ord GBP0.10 B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of financial date conversion rights that may be voting rights instrument period/date acquired (if the instrument exercised/ converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 66,404,998 3.089
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
268,418 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.
249,547 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.
39,805 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.
8,208 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.
207,051 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.
65,631,969 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: Gordon Ellis 15. Contact telephone name: 01306 654802
FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCRelated Shares:
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