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F&C Asset Management PLC25 March 2008 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code) Note: previous disclosure on 10/03/2008 has excluded shares in Friends Providentplc held by F&C Asset Management plc in respect of which it does not hold proxyvoting rights. The schedule attached shows the interests as previously disclosedand what the correct position would have been, had those shares in which noproxy voting rights were held been included. 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) F&C Asset Management plc Company dealt in Friends Provident PLC Class of relevant security to which the GBP0.10dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 20/03/2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 28,306,961 (1.22%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 28,306,961 (1.22%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Sale (see box 4 below) 233,918 GBP1.1587 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) - 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated.This transaction is a sale of shares following maturity of a convertible security on behalf of a discretionary client asrequired by the terms of F&C's investment mandate with that client. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 25/03/08 Contact name Marrack Tonkin Telephone number 0131 718 1247 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Friends Provident PLCSpecify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Subsidiary Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk ADDENDUM: Schedule of Interests previously disclosed (where FCAM does not hold proxyvoting rights) also showing the positions had these proxy voting rights been included. Date of previous disclosure Interests as previously disclosed Amended interests (ie excluding clients where FCAM does (ie position had shares in which no not hold proxy voting rights) proxy voting rights were held been included) 10/03/2008 27,808,179 (1.19%) 28,540,879 (1.19%) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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