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Group financial highlights<br />

Group<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

£509m<br />

EEV underlying profit<br />

before tax down 3%<br />

(Note 2)<br />

£398m<br />

EEV profit before tax<br />

down 34%<br />

16.4p<br />

EEV underlying earnings<br />

per share up 1%<br />

(Note 2)<br />

14.6p<br />

EEV basic earnings<br />

per share down 31%<br />

£400m<br />

IFRS underlying profit<br />

before tax up 79%<br />

(Note 3)<br />

<br />

£491m<br />

IFRS profit before tax<br />

from continuing operations<br />

up 34%<br />

17.9p<br />

IFRS underlying<br />

earnings per share up 103%<br />

(Note 3)<br />

<br />

13.1p<br />

IFRS basic earnings per<br />

share from continuing<br />

operations up 108%<br />

7.85p<br />

Dividend per share up 2%<br />

(Note 4)<br />

<br />

2.3 times<br />

Dividend cover up from<br />

1.1 times<br />

(Note 5)<br />

£1.73<br />

Pro forma embedded value<br />

per share up 5%<br />

19.0%<br />

Total Shareholder Return<br />

(FTSE 100 14.4%)<br />

(Note 6)<br />

Note 1 New business sales are reported on the Present Value of New Business Premiums (PVNBP) basis which is defined as single premiums<br />

plus the expected present value of <strong>new</strong> business regular premiums.<br />

Note 2 EEV underlying profit/earnings per share is based on expected investment return and excludes: (i) amortisation and impairment of Asset<br />

Management acquired intangible assets (ii) effect of economic assumption changes (iii) non-recurring items; and is stated after deducting interest<br />

payable on Step-up Tier one Insurance Capital Securities (STICS).<br />

Note 3 IFRS underlying profit/earnings per share is based on longer-term investment return and excludes: (i) policyholder tax (ii) returns attributable<br />

to minority interests in policyholder funds (iii) non-recurring items (iv) amortisation and impairment of acquired intangible assets and present value of<br />

acquired in-force business; and is stated after deducting interest payable on Step-up Tier one Insurance Capital Securities (STICS).<br />

Note 4 Dividend per share includes the interim dividend paid in November 2006 and the proposed final dividend payable in May 2007, which is<br />

subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting.<br />

Note 5 Dividend cover is based on IFRS underlying profit after tax and minority interests.<br />

Note 6 Total Shareholder Return takes account of share price movements and dividends paid during the year.<br />

<strong>Friends</strong> Provident Annual Report & Accounts 2006 3

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