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 02 October 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 77,364,037 3.59% 2,635,140 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 7,504,141 0.35% 14,930,009 0.69%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 119,900 0.01% 3,017,900 0.14%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 84,988,078 3.95% 20,583,049 0.96%
(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 227 1.7146
Purchase 4,963 1.7175
Purchase 145 1.7140
Purchase 4,800 1.6845
Purchase 4,000 1.6966
Purchase 250 1.7015
Purchase 220 1.7270
Purchase 11,693 1.6865
Purchase 590 1.7047
Purchase 160,000 1.6956
Purchase 300 1.7190
Purchase 5,500 1.6975
Purchase 4,280 1.6945
Purchase 2,000 1.6995
Purchase 1,490 1.6777
Purchase 1,200 1.6797
Purchase 1,000 1.6987
Purchase 3,000 1.7077
Purchase 3,646 1.6850
Purchase 200,000 1.6965
Purchase 19,545 1.6790
Purchase 92,610 1.7031
Purchase 50,927 1.7052
Purchase 500 1.6932
Purchase 1,528 1.6790
Purchase 6,419 1.6793
Purchase 186,353 1.6967
Purchase 3,341 1.7174
Sale 8,200 1.6870
Sale 50,927 1.7052
Sale 3,000 1.7237
Sale 50,927 1.7052
Sale 89,327 1.7159
Sale 10,000 1.7113
Sale 2,356 1.6985
Sale 1,000 1.7132
Sale 4,700 1.6990
Sale 28,060 1.7063
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 6419 1.6793
CFD Short 3646 1.685
CFD Short 11693 1.6865
CFD Short 500 1.6932
CFD Short 200000 1.6964
CFD Short 186353 1.6966
CFD Short 92610 1.7031
CFD Short 68118 1.7053
CFD Short 3341 1.7174
CFD Long 8200 1.687
CFD Long 4700 1.699
CFD Long 50927 1.7052
CFD Long 28060 1.7063
CFD Long 89327 1.7158
CFD Long 3000 1.7236
(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 03 October 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 119,900 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -2,341,923 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -16,417 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -25,717 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -633,843 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