Rule 8.3 - FRIENDS PROVIDENT
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
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.10
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 27 September 2007
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 75,690,148 3.52% 3,046,882 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 6,921,822 0.32% 12,690,169 0.59%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 276,456 0.01% 2,912,106 0.14%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 82,888,426 3.86% 18,649,157 0.87%
(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 5,600 1.7705
Purchase 3,000 1.7852
Purchase 1,500 1.7817
Purchase 2,803 1.7717
Purchase 8,812 1.7750
Purchase 5,000 1.7787
Purchase 106,758 1.7680
Purchase 3,245 1.7829
Purchase 17,844 1.7687
Purchase 318,207 1.7757
Sale 5,400 1.7760
Sale 195,892 1.7707
Sale 5,650 1.7735
Sale 8 1.7800
Sale 201,466 1.7719
Sale 5,742 1.7720
Sale 10,000 1.7792
Sale 107,919 1.7771
Sale 106,758 1.7680
Sale 3,000 1.7742
Sale 3,678 1.7751
Sale 204 1.7780
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 17844 1.7686
CFD Short 5600 1.7705
CFD Short 8812 1.7749
CFD Short 318207 1.7757
CFD Short 41683 1.7773
CFD Short 3245 1.7829
CFD Long 201466 1.7718
CFD Long 3678 1.7751
CFD Long 5400 1.776
CFD Long 107919 1.7771
CFD Long 8 1.78
(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 28 September 2007
Contact name BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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)
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
Product name, Written or Number of Securities to Exercise Price Type, e.g. Expiry Date
e.g. call option Purchased which the option or (Note 2) American,
derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 276,456 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,818,758 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -11,183 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -34,224 1.7500 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,047,941 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), 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