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 23 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 76,082,742 3.53% 3,303,084 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 15,586,027 0.72% 20,686,983 0.96%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 115,725 0.01% 2,742,371 0.13%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 91,784,494 4.26% 26,732,438 1.24%
(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 118,877 1.6839
Purchase 234 1.7032
Purchase 800 1.7065
Purchase 444 Transfer
Purchase 1,177 1.6792
Purchase 456 1.7497
Purchase 4,170 1.6785
Purchase 250 1.6677
Purchase 5,089 1.6810
Purchase 27,400 1.7321
Purchase 1,713 1.7310
Purchase 9,200 1.7000
Purchase 65,840 1.7310
Purchase 143,619 1.7263
Purchase 6,000 1.7140
Sale 45,386 1.7156
Sale 8,900 1.7118
Sale 174,363 1.7350
Sale 5,545 1.7122
Sale 16,397 1.7310
Sale 291,276 1.7124
Sale 319 1.7002
Sale 550,700 1.7438
Sale 232 1.7464
Sale 8,669 1.7229
Sale 65,672 1.7023
Sale 5,000 1.7505
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 118877 1.6839
CFD Short 9200 1.7
CFD Short 6000 1.714
CFD Short 143619 1.7262
CFD Short 27400 1.7321
CFD Long 65672 1.7023
CFD Long 8900 1.7118
CFD Long 5545 1.7121
CFD Long 291276 1.7124
CFD Long 45386 1.7155
CFD Long 8669 1.7228
CFD Long 550700 1.7437
(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 24 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 115,725 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,975,000 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -767,371 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