Holding(s) in Company

19th Nov 2007 12:16

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

3. Full name of person(s) Deutsche Bank AG subject to notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) Deutsche Bank AG (if different from 3): Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited 5. Date of transaction (and 14/11/2007 date on which the threshold is

crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer 15/11/2007 notified:

7. Threshold(s) that is/are Direct and Financial Instruments 3% crossed or reached:

8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering of shares previous to the transaction triggering If possible transaction use ISIN code Number of Number Number Number of voting Percentage of shares of of rights voting rights voting shares rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0030559776 N/A N/A 61,709,191 61,709,191 2.87 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) Call Option March 2008 OTC 6,086,440 0.28 Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 67,795,631 3.15

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Deutsche Bank AG Abbey Life Assurance Company Limited

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 PLC

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