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 17 September 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 97,913,325 4.18% 494,813 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 701,354 0.03% 1,196,124 0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 66,440 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 98,681,119 4.22% 1,690,937 0.07%
(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 5,552 .8435
Purchase 24 .8455
Purchase 42,336 .8439
Purchase 2,100 .8441
Purchase 247,640 .8450
Purchase 24 .8455
Sale 317 .8430
Sale 1,806 .8408
Sale 2,431 .8450
Sale 9,427 .8450
Sale 16,840 .8447
Sale 26,224 .8436
Sale 31,100 .8450
Sale 38,115 .8450
Sale 82,313 .8450
Sale 4,000 .8425
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 4000 0.8425
CFD Long 16840 0.8446
CFD Long 22142 0.845
CFD Long 8456 0.8452
CFD Long 27371 0.8454
CFD Long 50221 0.8459
CFD Short 42336 0.8438
CFD Short 2100 0.844
CFD Short 255453 0.845
(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 18 September 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