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F&C Asset Management(FCAM)

Sector:

General Financial

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£271.00m

Change Today

-7.50p

Share Price

55.00p

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EPT Disclosure

RNS Number : 7907Z

GoldmanSachs International

24 July 2008

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

Name of exempt principal trader	(GS) GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
Company dealt in	F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	23 July 2008

2. DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a) Purchases and sales

Total number of securities purchased

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3)

467718

1.0303 GBP

1.0125 GBP

Total number of securities sold

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

538218

1.035 GBP

1.0175 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD	Long/short (Note 4)	Number of securities (Note 5)	Price per unit (Note 3)
CFD	Long	15148	1.0205 GBP
CFD	Long	50000	1.0205 GBP
CFD	Long	14852	1.0204 GBP
CFD	Long	115500	1.0261 GBP
CFD	Short	125000	1.0212 GBP

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,

e.g. call option

Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.

Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 5)

Exercise

price

Type, e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry

date

Option money

paid/received per unit (Note 3)

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit (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.

Date of disclosure	24 July 2008
Contact name	Peter Highton
Telephone number	+44-207-774-1935
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected	FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC
Nature of connection (Note 6)	Advisor

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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