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 03 August 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 77,849,240 3.62% 3,327,506 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 10,361,222 0.48% 13,372,528 0.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 669,511 0.03% 1,791,300 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 88,879,973 4.13% 18,491,334 0.86%
(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 88,639 1.9038
Purchase 57,103 1.9133
Purchase 2,597 1.9107
Purchase 28,293 1.9113
Purchase 36,085 1.9120
Purchase 152,336 1.9021
Purchase 2,426 1.9004
Purchase 5,228 1.9018
Sale 88,639 1.9038
Sale 83 1.9123
Sale 2,750 1.9353
Sale 2,703 1.9084
Sale 244 Transfer
Sale 800 1.9042
Sale 1,386 Transfer
Sale 2,500 1.9005
Sale 392,195 1.9149
Sale 88,639 1.9038
Sale 1,488 1.9035
Sale 2,500 1.8951
Sale 100,000 1.9120
Sale 88,639 1.9038
Sale 903 1.8953
Sale 28,293 1.9090
Sale 101,105 1.9165
Sale 41,947 1.9082
Sale 140,531 1.9117
Sale 20,693 1.9116
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 15000 1.8988
CFD Short 2426 1.9003
CFD Short 152336 1.902
CFD Short 38103 1.9038
CFD Shor 28293 1.9113
CFD Short 42103 1.9184
CFD Short 21024 1.9196
CFD Long 88639 1.9037
CFD Long 41947 1.9081
CFD Long 28293 1.909
CFD Long 161224 1.9116
CFD Long 392195 1.9148
CFD Long 101105 1.9165
(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 06 August 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 669,511 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,791,300 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Notes
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