EPT Disclosure

 

TIDMFP.C 
 
RNS Number : 4311B 
Cazenove 
27 October 2009 
 

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 trader | Cazenove                | 
+---------------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Company dealt in                | Friends Provident Group | 
|                                 | Plc                     | 
+---------------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Class of relevant security to   | Ordinary 5p             | 
| which the dealings being        |                         | 
| disclosed relate (Note 1)       |                         | 
+---------------------------------+-------------------------+ 
| Date of dealing                 | 26th October 2009       | 
+---------------------------------+-------------------------+ 
 
 
2.    DEALINGS (Note 2) 
 
(a)    Purchases and sales 
 
+----------------------+-------------------+----------------+ 
| Total number of      | Highest price     | Lowest price   | 
| securities           | paid              | paid           | 
| purchased            | (Note 3)          | (Note 3)       | 
|                      |                   |                | 
+----------------------+-------------------+----------------+ 
| 308,290              | GBP0.804p         | GBP0.793p      | 
|                      |                   |                | 
+----------------------+-------------------+----------------+ 
 
 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
| Total number of     | Highest price    | Lowest price    | 
| securities          | received         | received        | 
| sold                | (Note 3)         | (Note 3)        | 
|                     |                  |                 | 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
| 306,838             | GBP0.800728p     | GBP0.798105p    | 
|                     |                  |                 | 
+---------------------+------------------+-----------------+ 
 
(b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
+-------------+------------+----------------+--------------+ 
| Product     | Long/short | Number of      | Price per    | 
| name,       |            | securities     | unit         | 
| e.g. CFD    | (Note 4)   | (Note 5)       | (Note 3)     | 
|             |            |                |              | 
+-------------+------------+----------------+--------------+ 
|             |            |                |              | 
+-------------+------------+----------------+--------------+ 
 
 
(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+--------------------+ 
| Product  | Writing,    | Number     | Exercise | Type,     | Expiry | Option             | 
| name,e.g |             | of         | price    | e.g.      | date   | moneypaid/received | 
| call     | selling,    | securities |          | American, |        | per unit (Note 3)  | 
| option   |             | to which   |          | European  |        |                    | 
|          | purchasing, | the option |          | etc.      |        |                    | 
|          | varying etc | relates    |          |           |        |                    | 
|          |             | (Note 5)   |          |           |        |                    | 
|          |             |            |          |           |        |                    | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+--------------------+ 
|          |             |            |          |           |        |                    | 
+----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+--------------------+ 
 
(ii)    Exercising 
 
+----------------+----------------------+------------------+ 
| Product name,  | Number of securities | Exercise price   | 
| e.g. call      |                      | per unit         | 
| option         |                      | (Note 3)         | 
|                |                      |                  | 
+----------------+----------------------+------------------+ 
|                |                      |                  | 
+----------------+----------------------+------------------+ 
 
 
 
3.    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 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                                | 27th October 2009                     | 
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| Contact name                                      | Jeffrey Dalton-Brown                  | 
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| Telephone number                                  | 0207 155 5017                         | 
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| Name of offeree/offeror with which connected      | Friends Provident Group Plc           | 
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| Nature of connection (Note 6)                     | Cazenove are Broker and Financial     | 
|                                                   | Adviser to Friends Provident Group    | 
|                                                   | Plc                                   | 
+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+ 
 
 
Notes 
 
The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange 
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