15th Sep 2005 11:04
SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of companyFriends Provident plc2) Name of shareholder having a major interestAXA S.A. and its group companies3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18.Subsidiary companies of the shareholder named in 2 above4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofordinary shares of 10p each held by each of themRegistered HolderNon Beneficial Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 17336 172,000 Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 17260 310,987 Not known 1,418,280 Not known 396,465 Not known 259,543,154 Not known 42,561,125 Not known 926,934 Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 21652 24,000 Not known 30,000 HSBC Global Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 845042 150,000 Beneficial HSBC Global Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867530 720,000 HSBC Global Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867116 1,250,000 HSBC Global Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867220 100,000 HSBC Global Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 867268 1,250,000 Smith and Williamson Nominees Ltd a/c S66 111,750 BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited 73,291 Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd a/c SLI11 2,000 Not known 6,917,000 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired21,534,723 shares6) Percentage of issued class1.03%7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposedN/A8) Percentage of issued classN/A9) Class of securityOrdinary shares of 10p each10) Date of transaction13 September 200511) Date company informed14 September 200512) Total holding following this notification315,956,986 shares13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification15.07%14) Any additional informationN/A15) Name of contact and telephone number for queriesGordon Ellis - 01306 65480216) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notificationDiana MongerDate of notification - 15 September 2005ENDFRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCRelated Shares:
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