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 30 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 80,357,839 3.43% 482,267 0.02%
securities
(2) Derivatives 0 0.00% 2,662,926 0.11%
(other than
options
(3) Options and 60,000 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 80,417,839 3.44% 3,145,193 0.13%
(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 15,722 .8250
Purchase 642,386 .8177
Purchase 14,400 .8295
Purchase 14,980 .8280
Purchase 10,435 .8455
Purchase 9,200 .8447
Purchase 21,437 .8394
Purchase 1,235 .8160
Purchase 21,780 .8160
Sale 385,566 .8160
Sale 347,112 .8160
Sale 192,135 .8160
Sale 329,729 .8160
Sale 240,756 .8160
Sale 210,016 .8160
Sale 346,554 .8160
Sale 172,082 .8160
Sale 115,519 .8160
Sale 111,993 .8160
Sale 385,879 .8160
Sale 81,902 .8160
Sale 62,011 .8160
Sale 54,532 .8160
Sale 53,530 .8160
Sale 88,365 .8160
Sale 3,151,286 .8160
Sale 21,518 .8439
Sale 19,476 .8160
Sale 15,722 .8443
Sale 15,722 .8250
Sale 14,980 .8280
Sale 10,713 .8529
Sale 10,517 .8528
Sale 548,514 .8160
Sale 4,876,574 .8160
Sale 429,365 .8160
Sale 982,075 .8160
Sale 969,309 .8160
Sale 847,154 .8160
Sale 809,170 .8160
Sale 21,780 .8498
Sale 568,761 .8160
Sale 1,210 .8225
Sale 8,195,223 .8160
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 21230 0.8528
CFD Short 642386 0.8176
CFD Short 14400 0.8294
CFD Short 21437 0.8393
CFD Short 9200 0.8446
(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 02 November 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