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 09 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 76,365,259 3.55% 2,968,715 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 9,606,108 0.45% 16,086,139 0.75%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 371,092 0.02% 2,891,221 0.13%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 86,342,459 4.01% 21,946,075 1.02%
(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 3,898 Transfer
Purchase 209 Transfer
Purchase 1,042 1.7687
Purchase 50 1.7740
Purchase 309 1.7742
Purchase 2,000 1.7682
Purchase 444 Transfer
Purchase 2,000 1.7697
Purchase 411 1.7622
Purchase 7,800 1.7700
Purchase 490 Transfer
Purchase 38,000 1.7703
Purchase 6,858 1.7700
Purchase 4,718 1.7613
Purchase 93,907 1.7695
Purchase 5,621 1.7687
Sale 99,495 1.7687
Sale 6,283 1.7766
Sale 671 1.7662
Sale 7,500 1.7700
Sale 193,810 1.7686
Sale 750 1.7705
Sale 583 1.7737
Sale 3,039 1.7647
Sale 117,706 1.7698
Sale 750 1.7653
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 4718 1.7612
CFD Short 65789 1.769
CFD Short 7800 1.77
CFD Short 38000 1.7703
CFD Short 28118 1.7705
CFD Long 3039 1.7647
CFD Long 27594 1.766
CFD Long 99495 1.7686
CFD Long 7500 1.77
CFD Long 90112 1.7709
CFD Long 6283 1.7766
(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 10 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 33,778 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased 62,000 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -10,209 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased 62,000 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -10,209 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -33,778 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -62,000 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased 10,209 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -942,770 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 203,105 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,832,255 1.7500 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