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 25 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 77,489,186 3.60% 2,810,452 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 16,610,545 0.77% 21,834,275 1.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 133,158 0.01% 2,619,382 0.12%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 94,232,889 4.38% 27,264,109 1.27%
(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 33,535 1.7512
Purchase 3,405 1.7617
Purchase 1,701 1.7472
Purchase 50 1.7477
Purchase 574 1.7407
Purchase 8,619 1.7402
Purchase 3,743 1.7445
Purchase 900 1.7490
Purchase 2,507 1.7543
Purchase 1,187 Transfer
Purchase 447,445 1.7515
Purchase 492,381 Transfer
Purchase 492,381 1.7550
Purchase 696,560 Transfer
Purchase 72,097 1.7536
Purchase 1,100 1.7424
Purchase 92,582 1.7552
Purchase 89,887 1.7490
Purchase 269,661 1.7500
Purchase 5,244 1.7570
Purchase 696,560 1.7550
Purchase 285,554 1.7515
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 26,606 1.7567
Sale 8,773 1.7570
Sale 2,700 1.7473
Sale 1,140 1.7442
Sale 2,388 1.7463
Sale 1,300 1.7627
Sale 290 1.7505
Sale 1,000 1.7597
Sale 179,774 1.7490
Sale 21,032 1.7567
Sale 15,000 1.7510
Sale 584 1.7422
Sale 23,915 1.7574
Sale 12,320 1.7500
Sale 16,397 1.7382
Sale 47,232 1.7529
Sale 9,282 1.7559
Sale 129,887 1.7598
Sale 696,560 Transfer
Sale 492,381 Transfer
Sale 1,000 1.7552
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 1100 1.7424
CFD Short 33535 1.7512
CFD Short 732999 1.7514
CFD Short 72097 1.7535
CFD Short 92582 1.7552
CFD Short 26606 1.7567
CFD Long 12320 1.75
CFD Long 47232 1.7529
CFD Long 9282 1.7558
CFD Long 21032 1.7566
CFD Long 23915 1.7574
CFD Long 129887 1.7597
(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 26 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)
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 133,158 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,767,751 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -851,631 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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