14th Dec 2005 11:40
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 themHolderNon Beneficial Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 17336 172,000 Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 17260 310,987 AXA France (registered details not disclosed) 62,848 AXA Australia (registered details not disclosed) 340,465 AXA Financial Inc. (registered details not 289,360,042 disclosed) AXA Rosenberg (registered details not disclosed) 42,759,230 AXA Financial Inc. (registered details not 90,863 disclosed) AXA Colonia Konzern (registered details not 30,000 disclosed) Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 21652 24,000 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 78,291 Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd a/c SLI11 2,000 AXA Colonia Konzern (registered details not 6,917,000 disclosed) 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired16,117,106 shares6) Percentage of issued class0.77%7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposedN/A8) Percentage of issued classN/A9) Class of securityOrdinary shares of 10p each10) Date of transaction8 December 200511) Date company informed13 December 200512) Total holding following this notification343,579,476 shares13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification16.37%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 notificationGordon EllisDate of notification - 14 December 2005ENDFRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCRelated Shares:
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