(FP-.L) Friends Provident Group PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 0616C Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) 05 November 2009
FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note The Bank of New York
1) Mellon Corporation and
its subsidiaries (The
Boston Company Asset
Management LLC, Mellon
Capital Management
Corporation, The Dreyfus
Corporation, BNY Mellon
National Association,
The Bank of New York
Mellon).

Company dealt in Friends Provident Group
Plc

Class of relevant security to Ordinary

which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 04 November 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 47,559,114 2.03% N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A
(3) Options and agreements to N/A N/A

purchase/sell

Total 47,559,114 2.03% N/A
(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 N/A N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A
(3) Options and agreements to N/A N/A

purchase/sell

Total N/A N/A
(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)
Sell 5 ADR s (50 converted) USD 12.05

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD (Note 7)

(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. American, Expiry Option money
e.g. call option purchasing, varying to which the option price European etc. date paid/received per
etc. relates (Note 7) 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

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 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.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO
Date of disclosure 5 November 2009

Contact name Nicholas Darrow

Telephone number 412-236-7733

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which N/A

connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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