Rule 8.3 - FRIENDS PROVIDENT GROUP PLC

The Rule 8.3 Report published on 31 July 2009 showed an incorrect Long Relevant Securities position. This has been
corrected on today's report.

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        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              FRIENDS PROVIDENT GROUP PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               31 July 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      94,442,635     4.04%        549,992     0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,634,545     0.07%        665,462     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       66,440     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             96,143,620     4.11%      1,215,454     0.05%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      40,100               .6954
Purchase      2,973                .7015
Purchase      58,643               .7034
Purchase      44,830               .7028
Purchase      42,195               .7015
Purchase      41,842               .7015
Purchase      459,205              .7110
Purchase      11,564               .7015
Purchase      260                  .7010
Purchase      23,096               .7110
Purchase      17,341               .7008
Sale          10,047               .6952
Sale          14,537               .7015
Sale          39,450               .7143
Sale          41,800               .7005
Sale          459,205              .7110
Sale          23,096               .7110


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          10047         0.6952
CFD            Long          41800         0.7004
CFD            Long          141558        0.7008
CFD            Long          102647        0.7015
CFD            Long          50032         0.7092
CFD            Long          36196         0.7106
CFD            Long          15817         0.7138
CFD            Short         40100         0.6954
CFD            Short         17341         0.7008
CFD            Short         260           0.701
CFD            Short         44830         0.7027
CFD            Short         58643         0.7034


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         03 August 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)