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 20 October 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 103,198,532 4.41% 374,926 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 87,700 0.00% 485,466 0.02%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 60,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 103,346,232 4.42% 860,392 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 Price per unit
Securities (GBP)
Purchase 79,805 .8230
Purchase 18,928 .8306
Purchase 21,469 .8380
Purchase 7,000 .8295
Purchase 13,613 .8335
Purchase 17,227 .8258
Purchase 69 .8226
Purchase 22,072 .8165
Purchase 10,135 .8238
Purchase 2,492 .8265
Purchase 103,800 .8277
Purchase 1,471 .8236
Purchase 1,365 .8145
Purchase 940 .8271
Purchase 52,000 .8204
Sale 8,448 .8255
Sale 8,741 .8410
Sale 8,440 .8234
Sale 6,000 .8350
Sale 4,128 .8415
Sale 3,070 .8439
Sale 7,000 .8465
Sale 13,613 .8370
Sale 13,839 .8200
Sale 17,260 .8215
Sale 433,465 .8174
Sale 18,256 .8335
Sale 22,072 .8145
Sale 38,989 .8174
Sale 39,576 .8174
Sale 79,059 .8174
Sale 83,661 .8174
Sale 88,784 .8174
Sale 139,735 .8397
Sale 182,640 .8174
Sale 303,441 .8174
Sale 15,548 .8295
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 42794 0.818
CFD Long 13839 0.82
CFD Long 8440 0.8233
CFD Long 8448 0.8255
CFD Short 85582 0.8144
CFD Short 252614 0.8145
CFD Short 8598 0.8191
CFD Short 204192 0.8192
CFD Short 117783 0.8199
CFD Short 21969 0.8208
CFD Short 80362 0.8212
CFD Short 8301 0.8217
CFD Short 10040 0.8218
CFD Short 86466 0.8219
CFD Short 197965 0.822
CFD Short 63488 0.8221
CFD Short 69 0.8226
CFD Short 940 0.8271
CFD Short 103800 0.8277
CFD Short 18928 0.8305
(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 21 October 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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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 60,000 0.9655 EURO 15/12/2009
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover
Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk