Rule 8.3 - FRIENDS PROVIDENT GROUP PLC
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 14 August 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 94,329,485 4.03% 335,970 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,711,861 0.12% 587,312 0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 66,440 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 97,107,786 4.15% 923,282 0.04%
(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 456 .7645
Purchase 78,571 .7561
Purchase 58,477 .7655
Purchase 1,285 .7700
Purchase 37,009 .7655
Purchase 26,256 .7655
Purchase 23,633 .7586
Purchase 16,520 .7615
Purchase 2,730 .7655
Purchase 3,830 .7656
Purchase 10,000 .7650
Purchase 9,700 .7710
Sale 14,265 .7655
Sale 2,550 .7630
Sale 4,700 .7689
Sale 200 .7580
Sale 14,008 .7637
Sale 225,922 .7594
Sale 51,231 .7655
Sale 58,477 .7655
Sale 120,033 .7592
Sale 11,990 .7593
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 65545 0.7586
CFD Long 40345 0.7591
CFD Long 11990 0.7592
CFD Long 225922 0.7593
CFD Long 2550 0.7629
CFD Long 14008 0.7637
CFD Long 4700 0.7689
CFD Short 78571 0.756
CFD Short 113163 0.7568
CFD Short 70431 0.7575
CFD Short 16520 0.7615
CFD Short 52454 0.7653
CFD Short 68830 0.7654
CFD Short 3830 0.7656
CFD Short 9700 0.771
(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) YES
Date of disclosure 17 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)
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 66,440 0.7636 EURO 28/09/2009
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk