21st Apr 2008 12:21
F&C Asset Management PLC21 April 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) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) F&C Asset Management plcCompany dealt in Friends Provident PLCClass of relevant security to which the GBP0.10dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 18/04/2008 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 28,317,961 (1.22%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 28,317,961 (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 salesPurchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit 3 Purchase in market 11,000 GBP 1.1972 Sale (in-specie transfer, in which the 99,928 GBP 1.1620selling client received Units in thepurchasing client, to the value of theshares transferred) Purchase (see above) 99,928 GBP 1.1620 (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. 'The Panel Executive has confirmed, on an ex parte basis, that these dealingshave no Code consequences' Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 21/04/08 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 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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