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 17 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 76,794,012 3.57% 2,869,648 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 13,192,906 0.61% 19,195,668 0.89%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 184,550 0.01% 2,793,993 0.13%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 90,171,468 4.19% 24,859,309 1.15%
(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 10,907 1.7207
Purchase 2,000 1.7222
Purchase 1,520 1.7300
Purchase 264,440 1.7229
Purchase 19,545 1.7300
Purchase 5,602 1.7174
Purchase 6,921 1.7239
Purchase 367,925 1.7233
Purchase 475 Transfer
Sale 300 1.7262
Sale 10,000 1.7102
Sale 255 1.7137
Sale 2,585 1.7233
Sale 748 1.7243
Sale 626 1.7173
Sale 1,297 1.7193
Sale 200,000 1.7228
Sale 8,200 1.7230
Sale 38,202 1.7235
Sale 390,775 1.7239
Sale 21,301 1.7297
Sale 9,477 1.7207
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 5602 1.7173
CFD Short 264440 1.7229
CFD Short 367925 1.7232
CFD Short 6921 1.7239
CFD Long 9477 1.7207
CFD Long 200000 1.7227
CFD Long 8200 1.723
CFD Long 38202 1.7234
CFD Long 390775 1.7238
CFD Long 21301 1.7296
(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 18 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 142,064 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,940,440 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 32,220 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -10,265 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -32,220 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased 10,265 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -811,067 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
1. 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