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 24 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 94,337,223 4.03% 327,356 0.01%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,514,358 0.06% 402,397 0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 66,440 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 95,918,021 4.10% 729,753 0.03%
(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 8,156 .8057
Purchase 7,381 .8311
Purchase 12,889 .8298
Purchase 2,730 .8400
Purchase 53,719 .8244
Sale 2,254 .8210
Sale 2,250 .8210
Sale 2,200 .8210
Sale 1,800 .8210
Sale 2,000 .8210
Sale 2,200 .8210
Sale 2,200 .8210
Sale 2,200 .8210
Sale 2,000 .8210
Sale 2,000 .8210
Sale 2,200 .8210
Sale 2,000 .8210
Sale 2,750 .8210
Sale 1,800 .8210
Sale 2,800 .8210
Sale 1,770 .8210
Sale 1,673 .8210
Sale 1,500 .8210
Sale 1,400 .8210
Sale 1,174 .8210
Sale 1,163 .8210
Sale 1,041 .8210
Sale 930 .8310
Sale 1,891 .8210
Sale 3,500 .8210
Sale 36,278 .8289
Sale 34,861 .8255
Sale 12,166 .8400
Sale 10,902 .8400
Sale 7,380 .8274
Sale 7,000 .8210
Sale 5,000 .8210
Sale 4,400 .8210
Sale 4,000 .8210
Sale 3,720 .8307
Sale 2,750 .8210
Sale 3,556 .8210
Sale 200 .8210
Sale 3,500 .8210
Sale 3,500 .8210
Sale 3,200 .8210
Sale 3,200 .8210
Sale 3,000 .8210
Sale 3,000 .8210
Sale 2,800 .8210
Sale 2,800 .8210
Sale 282,671 .8302
Sale 2,750 .8210
Sale 3,674 .8210
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 34861 0.8255
CFD Long 7380 0.8273
CFD Long 36278 0.8289
CFD Long 282671 0.8301
CFD Long 3720 0.8307
CFD Long 930 0.831
CFD Short 53719 0.8243
CFD Short 6686 0.8294
CFD Short 7381 0.831
(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 25 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