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 06 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 77,830,854 3.62% 2,897,462 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 10,606,943 0.49% 13,660,564 0.64%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 646,053 0.03% 1,767,184 0.08%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 89,083,850 4.14% 18,325,210 0.85%
(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 1,000 1.9307
Purchase 550 1.9237
Purchase 1,038 1.9265
Purchase 6,555 1.9090
Purchase 3,000 1.9326
Purchase 10,000 1.9220
Purchase 140,531 1.9195
Purchase 45,000 1.9254
Purchase 2,000 1.8775
Purchase 1,055 1.8775
Purchase 40,774 1.9231
Purchase 5,231 1.9340
Purchase 5,000 1.9336
Purchase 2,164 Transfer
Purchase 37,509 1.9280
Purchase 16,293 1.9090
Purchase 78,593 1.9254
Purchase 56,824 1.9094
Purchase 444 Transfer
Purchase 446 1.9346
Purchase 15 1.9200
Sale 5,000 Transfer
Sale 3,000 1.9339
Sale 444 Transfer
Sale 79 1.9295
Sale 37,509 1.9280
Sale 140,531 1.9195
Sale 216 1.9313
Sale 8,786 1.9081
Sale 42,725 1.9208
Sale 156,701 1.9236
Sale 37,509 1.9281
Sale 2,399 1.9253
Sale 37,509 1.9280
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 56824 1.9093
CFD Short 95684 1.9181
CFD Short 15 1.92
CFD Short 40774 1.9231
CFD Short 78593 1.9254
CFD Short 16146 1.9281
CFD Long 8786 1.9081
CFD Long 42725 1.9208
CFD Long 156701 1.9236
CFD Long 37509 1.928
(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 07 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 -1,767,184 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 646,053 2.3000 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