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 July 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      77,337,368    3.60%       2,823,291      0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    2,911,984    0.14%       4,850,086      0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      390,724    0.02%       1,497,800      0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total             80,640,076    3.75%       9,171,177      0.43%

(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      2,000                2.0164
Purchase      2,491                2.0064
Purchase      4,500                1.9976
Purchase      1,705                2.0014
Purchase      1,008                2.0064
Purchase      3,000                2.0014
Purchase      589                  2.0064
Purchase      491                  2.0014
Purchase      1,485                2.0014
Purchase      2,400                2.0039
Purchase      2,005                1.9950
Purchase      737                  2.0089
Purchase      1,000                1.9829
Purchase      877                  2.0114
Purchase      6,000                2.0164
Purchase      5,000                2.0039
Purchase      650                  1.9940
Purchase      3,000                2.0089
Purchase      6,000                1.9829
Purchase      2,498                2.0014
Purchase      1,008                1.9839
Purchase      4,500                2.0089
Purchase      1,000                2.0164
Purchase      10,000               2.0017
Purchase      1,000                1.9997
Purchase      2,000                2.0014
Purchase      1,000                2.0089
Purchase      496                  1.9789
Purchase      975                  2.0164
Purchase      498                  1.9839
Purchase      250                  2.0014
Purchase      5,248                1.9989
Purchase      5,000                1.9839
Purchase      1,000                2.0164
Purchase      3,915                2.0002
Purchase      3,100                2.0050
Purchase      11,830               2.0106
Purchase      5,283                2.0048
Purchase      2,006                2.0039
Purchase      154,043              2.0032
Purchase      9,379                2.0100
Purchase      4,990                2.0039
Purchase      4,967                2.0014
Purchase      5,283                2.0048
Purchase      842                  2.0075
Sale          41,655               2.0096
Sale          5,283                2.0048
Sale          59,502               1.8636
Sale          172,325              2.0024
Sale          4,124                2.0060
Sale          9,000                2.0001
Sale          224                  2.0085
Sale          2,565                2.0060
Sale          842                  2.0050
Sale          2,345                2.0060
Sale          4,500                2.0010
Sale          12,154               1.8560
Sale          51,599               2.0071
Sale          1,174                2.0000
Sale          323,749              2.0100
Sale          665                  2.0060
Sale          2,500                2.0060
Sale          6,000                2.0062
Sale          92,975               1.8481
Sale          34,837               1.8355
Sale          500                  2.0010
Sale          5,000                1.9960
Sale          233                  2.0060
Sale          48,444               1.8629
Sale          35,357               1.8186
Sale          5,587                2.0059
Sale          2,607                2.0010
Sale          2,251                1.9850
Sale          2,563                2.0110
Sale          3,779                2.0110
Sale          6,290                2.0160
Sale          5,000                1.9960
Sale          2,000                2.0010
Sale          1,000                2.0010
Sale          1,000                2.0035
Sale          7,258                2.0035
Sale          1,950                2.0160
Sale          2,005                2.0085
Sale          7,712                2.0156
Sale          6,000                1.9960
Sale          2,587                1.9940
Sale          1,590                1.9940
Sale          1,000                1.9973
Sale          20,000               2.0026
Sale          2,498                2.0010
Sale          7,000                2.0085
Sale          1,300                2.0010
Sale          5,245                2.0010
Sale          75,407               2.0025
Sale          58,551               2.0020
Sale          250                  2.0035
Sale          800                  2.0035
Sale          10,000               2.0054
Sale          1,000                2.0035
Sale          1,439                2.0085
Sale          57,000               2.0051
Sale          149,294              2.0042
Sale          2,000                2.0010
Sale          1,030                2.0010

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           Unit
CFD        Short         3915                  2.0001
CFD        Short         154043                2.0032
CFD        Short         5283                  2.0047
CFD        Short         3100                  2.005
CFD        Short         11830                 2.0106
CFD        Long          9000                  2.0001
CFD        Long          172325                2.0023
CFD        Long          5283                  2.0048
CFD        Long          5587                  2.0059
CFD        Long          51599                 2.007
CFD        Long          41655                 2.0095
CFD        Long          323749                2.01

(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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         24 July 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)