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)