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 26 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 94,615,632 4.04% 662,738 0.03%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,872,064 0.08% 319,022 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 66,440 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 96,554,136 4.13% 981,760 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 711 .8501
Purchase 4,385 .8446
Purchase 5,700 .8415
Purchase 1,999 .8415
Purchase 14,400 .8561
Purchase 2,730 .8555
Purchase 20,979 .8588
Purchase 44,225 .8555
Purchase 47,435 .8526
Purchase 290,406 .8559
Purchase 4,035,960 .8480
Sale 480 .8405
Sale 8,998 .8615
Sale 200 .8405
Sale 1,500 .8405
Sale 200 .8405
Sale 2,000 .8405
Sale 1,500 .8405
Sale 200 .8405
Sale 7,500 .8405
Sale 4,035,960 .8480
Sale 30,000 .8571
Sale 41,299 .8519
Sale 44,225 .8555
Sale 79,282 .8599
Sale 110,206 .8551
Sale 7,000 .8405
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 22324 0.841
CFD Long 41299 0.8519
CFD Long 11595 0.8535
CFD Long 110206 0.855
CFD Long 30000 0.857
CFD Long 79282 0.8599
CFD Long 8998 0.8615
CFD Short 5700 0.8415
CFD Short 4385 0.8446
CFD Short 711 0.85
CFD Short 47435 0.8525
CFD Short 14400 0.856
(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 27 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