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 26 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 77,830,371 3.61% 3,045,428 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,348,875 0.81% 22,779,458 1.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 8,000,000 0.37% 4,000,000 0.19%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 103,179,246 4.79% 29,824,886 1.39%
(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 578 1.7287
Purchase 2,964 1.6867
Purchase 844 1.7522
Purchase 5,079 Transfer
Purchase 157,311 1.7570
Purchase 193,123 1.7555
Purchase 170 1.7645
Purchase 50 1.7545
Purchase 157,311 Transfer
Purchase 354,447 1.7263
Purchase 40,000 1.7250
Purchase 32,928 1.7352
Purchase 22,923 1.7363
Purchase 1,500 1.7275
Purchase 312,386 1.7317
Purchase 3,403 1.7522
Purchase 29,376 1.7413
Sale 1,000 1.7117
Sale 453 1.7545
Sale 1,500 1.7552
Sale 2,761 1.7712
Sale 1,000 1.7575
Sale 8,718 1.7115
Sale 1,147 1.7552
Sale 2,964 1.7330
Sale 1,016 1.7182
Sale 157,311 Transfer
Sale 28,458 1.7490
Sale 2,000 1.7365
Sale 28,145 1.7537
Sale 71,848 1.7406
Sale 17,800 1.7603
Sale 1,200 1.7655
Sale 34,869 1.7318
Sale 3,405 1.7100
Sale 585,668 1.7500
Sale 2,988 1.7490
Sale 580 1.7527
Sale 12,924 1.7722
Sale 1,500 1.7453
Sale 3,403 1.7672
Sale 550 1.7505
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 198598 1.7181
CFD Short 312386 1.7316
CFD Short 32928 1.7351
CFD Short 22923 1.7362
CFD Short 155849 1.7367
CFD Short 29376 1.7413
CFD Short 193123 1.7554
CFD Long 34869 1.7318
CFD Long 71848 1.7406
CFD Long 585668 1.75
CFD Long 28145 1.7537
CFD Long 17800 1.7603
(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 29 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 4,000,000 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 4,000,000 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -4,000,000 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