Rule 8.3- Friends Provident

Aviva PLC
18 April 2008

                                                                        FORM 8.3



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

              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing  (Note 1)             AVIVA PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Company dealt in                             FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC

Class of relevant security to which the      ORD GBP0.10
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                              17 APRIL 2008



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                                             51,751,972   2.228%       0        0%

   (2) Derivatives (other than options)                                         0       0%       0        0%

   (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                  0       0%       0        0%

   Total                                                               51,751,972   2.228%       0        0%

 (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                                                        0     0%         0        0%

(2) Derivatives (other than options)                                           0     0%         0        0%

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell                                    0     0%         0        0%

Total                                                                          0     0%         0        0%



(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)


PURCHASE                             4,184                               GBP1.171305

PURCHASE                             10,366                              GBP1.171306

PURCHASE                             355,479                             GBP1.171307

PURCHASE                             12,455                              GBP1.171308

PURCHASE                             2,763                               GBP1.171310

PURCHASE                             816                                 GBP1.171311

PURCHASE                             114                                 GBP1.171316

PURCHASE                             7,299                               GBP1.175599

PURCHASE                             3,983,086                           GBP1.175600

PURCHASE                             9,615                               GBP1.175601

PURCHASE                             967                                 GBP1.181996

PURCHASE                             5,996                               GBP1.181998

PURCHASE                             1,861                               GBP1.181999

PURCHASE                             392,646                             GBP1.182000

PURCHASE                             6,952                               GBP1.182001

PURCHASE                             3,696                               GBP1.182002

PURCHASE                             1,243                               GBP1.182003

PURCHASE                             123                                 GBP1.182033

PURCHASE                             670,858                             GBP1.181500



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


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



(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,e.g.   Writing,         Number of           Exercise  Type, e.g.    Expiry    Option money
call option         selling,         securities to which price     American,     date      paid/received
                    purchasing,      the option relates            European etc.           per unit (Note
                    varying etc.     (Note 7)                                              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 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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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                    NO

Date of disclosure                                             18 APRIL 2008

Contact name                                                   NEIL WHITTAKER

Telephone number                                               01603 684420

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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