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 04 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 77,578,722 3.60% 2,773,620 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 8,090,582 0.38% 15,622,411 0.73%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 332,172 0.02% 2,989,312 0.14%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 86,001,476 3.99% 21,385,343 0.99%
(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 2,600 Transfer
Purchase 204,000 1.7187
Purchase 202 Transfer
Purchase 786 1.7297
Purchase 3,000 1.7295
Purchase 1,000 Transfer
Purchase 3,834 1.7097
Purchase 944 1.7283
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 7,294 1.7199
Purchase 500 1.7367
Purchase 2,000 1.7387
Purchase 1,275 1.7387
Purchase 1,500 1.7387
Purchase 30 1.7397
Purchase 2,000 1.7180
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 63,900 1.7378
Purchase 18,167 1.7224
Purchase 3,000 1.7373
Purchase 137,748 1.7264
Purchase 3,510 1.7260
Purchase 4,261 1.7260
Purchase 23,311 1.7269
Purchase 23,200 1.7371
Purchase 9,081 1.7260
Sale 21,223 1.7399
Sale 18,167 1.7224
Sale 1,000 1.7410
Sale 11,619 1.7390
Sale 354,507 1.7301
Sale 4,800 1.7402
Sale 3,000 1.7337
Sale 1,490 1.7392
Sale 2,000 1.7276
Sale 15,965 1.7100
Sale 365 1.7373
Sale 800 1.7142
Sale 2,243 1.7257
Sale 4,000 1.7203
Sale 2,000 1.7372
Sale 3,495 1.7385
Sale 32,461 1.7378
Sale 18,167 1.7224
Sale 26,023 1.7346
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 18167 1.7225
CFD Short 137748 1.7263
CFD Short 23311 1.7268
CFD Short 944 1.7283
CFD Short 23200 1.737
CFD Short 3000 1.7373
CFD Short 63900 1.7377
CFD Long 18167 1.7224
CFD Long 2243 1.7256
CFD Long 354507 1.73
CFD Long 3000 1.7336
CFD Long 32461 1.7377
CFD Long 21223 1.7399
(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 05 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 165,132 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -2,076,784 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 29,852 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased 62,000 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -13,188 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased 62,000 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -13,188 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -29,852 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -62,000 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased 13,188 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -794,300 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