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 07 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 77,409,758 3.60% 3,230,583 0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,309,064 0.53% 13,992,086 0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 694,205 0.03% 1,850,752 0.09%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 89,413,027 4.16% 19,073,421 0.89%
(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 18,194 1.9250
Purchase 2,611 1.9145
Purchase 1,000 1.9376
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 1,500 1.9196
Purchase 1,354 1.9192
Purchase 1,563 1.9187
Purchase 519 1.9237
Purchase 7,700 1.9250
Purchase 9,964 1.9250
Purchase 76,200 1.9257
Purchase 33,497 1.9169
Purchase 3,000 1.9266
Purchase 14,628 1.9201
Purchase 200 Transfer
Purchase 20,521 1.9143
Purchase 1,028 1.9237
Purchase 135,857 1.9183
Purchase 20,030 1.9200
Purchase 19,545 1.9250
Sale 10,000 1.9203
Sale 636 1.9325
Sale 882 1.9193
Sale 453 1.9107
Sale 200 1.9192
Sale 250 1.9253
Sale 2,611 1.9193
Sale 252 1.9325
Sale 52,384 1.9339
Sale 12,000 1.9218
Sale 135,857 1.9183
Sale 52,914 1.9213
Sale 135,857 1.9183
Sale 249,054 1.9222
Sale 135,857 1.9183
Sale 1,000 1.9227
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 33497 1.9169
CFD Short 96503 1.9183
CFD Short 20030 1.92
CFD Short 14628 1.9201
CFD Short 90664 1.9214
CFD Short 76200 1.9257
CFD Long 135857 1.9182
CFD Long 52914 1.9212
CFD Long 12000 1.9217
CFD Long 249054 1.9221
(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 08 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 694,205 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,850,752 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