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 02 November 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 72,002,299 3.34% 3,376,811 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,812,426 0.97% 23,983,906 1.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 8,000,000 0.37% 4,000,000 0.19%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 100,814,725 4.68% 31,360,717 1.46%
(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 198,723 1.7691
Purchase 600 1.7707
Purchase 63,452 1.7707
Purchase 25,117 1.7744
Purchase 33,345 1.7700
Purchase 2,857 1.7770
Purchase 1,337 1.7667
Purchase 1,632 1.7770
Purchase 36,108 1.7705
Purchase 76,180 1.7698
Purchase 266,577 1.7690
Purchase 1,403 1.7770
Purchase 696,560 1.7700
Purchase 649,692 1.7700
Purchase 810 1.7670
Sale 99,270 1.7716
Sale 649,692 1.7700
Sale 1,337 1.7667
Sale 649,692 1.7700
Sale 696,560 1.7700
Sale 52,242 1.7720
Sale 696,560 1.7700
Sale 1,379,597 1.7700
Sale 800 1.7759
Sale 44,628 1.7699
Sale 810 1.7670
Sale 1,337 1.7667
Sale 33,345 1.7700
Sale 81,934 1.7688
Sale 38,205 1.7699
Sale 496,277 1.7724
Sale 24,453 1.7755
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price per
Securities unit
CFD Short 198723 1.7691
CFD Short 76180 1.7698
CFD Short 36108 1.7704
CFD Short 63452 1.7706
CFD Short 25117 1.7743
CFD Long 1337 1.7667
CFD Long 81934 1.7688
CFD Long 82833 1.7699
CFD Long 99270 1.7716
CFD Long 496277 1.7724
CFD Long 800 1.7759
CFD Long 7196 1.7769
(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 05 November 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