TIDMFP.
RNS Number : 8694B
GoldmanSachs International
03 November 2009
Amendment - due to the amendment of equity transactions the disclosure made on
02 November for dealings for 30 October has been updated. The original trade
sales disclosed 7,911,862 shares have been updated to total sales 7,948,855
shares. Dealings 2 (a) have been updated.
FORM 38.5(a)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
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| Name of exempt principal | (GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL |
| trader | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Company dealt in | FRIENDS PROVIDENT GROUP PLC |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Class of relevant security | 5p ordinary |
| to which the dealings being | |
| disclosed relate (Note 1) | |
+------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Date of dealing | 30 October 2009 |
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2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
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| Total number of securities | Highest price paid | Lowest price paid (Note |
| purchased | (Note 3) | 3) |
| (no. of underlying ords if | | |
| ADR) | | |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| 8,614,425 | 0.865 GBP | 0.816 GBP |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
+----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| Total number of securities | Highest price received | Lowest price received |
| sold | (Note 3) | (Note 3) |
| (no. of underlying ords if | | |
| ADR) | | |
+----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
| 7,948,855 | 0.865 GBP | 0.816 GBP |
+----------------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+
| Product name, | Long/short | Number of securities | Price per unit |
| e.g. CFD | (Note 4) | (Note 5) | (Note 3) |
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+
| CFD | Short | 64,089 | 0.8478 GBP |
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+
| CFD | Short | 500,000 | 0.8328 GBP |
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+
| CFD | Short | 102 | 0.8099 GBP |
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+
| CFD | Long | 180,000 | 0.8383 GBP |
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+
| CFD | Long | 20,000 | 0.8383 GBP |
+------------------+---------------+----------------------+--------------------+
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
+-------------+-------------+--------------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+
| Product | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option |
| name, e.g. | selling, | securities | price | e.g. | date | money |
| call option | purchasing, | to which the | | American, | | paid/received |
| | varying | option | | European | | per unit |
| | etc. | relates | | etc. | | (Note 3) |
| | | (Note 5) | | | | |
+-------------+-------------+--------------+------------+-----------+---------+---------------+
(ii) Exercising
+----------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Product name, e.g. | Number of securities | Exercise price per unit (Note |
| call option | | 3) |
+----------------------+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
3. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person |
| disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant |
| securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting |
| rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any |
| derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. |
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| Date of disclosure | 03 November 2009 |
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| Contact name | Peter Highton |
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| Telephone number | +44-207-774-1935 |
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| Name of offeree/offeror with | FRIENDS PROVIDENT GROUP PLC |
| which connected | |
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| Nature of connection (Note 6) | Advisor & Corporate Broker |
+----------------------------------+--------------------------------+
Notes
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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