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 08 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 77,806,014 3.62% 2,862,682 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,793,835 0.55% 14,779,032 0.69%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 856,888 0.04% 2,093,037 0.10%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 90,456,737 4.21% 19,734,751 0.92%
(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 9,742 1.9740
Purchase 27,420 1.9628
Purchase 240,387 1.9559
Purchase 124 Transfer
Purchase 140,531 1.9195
Purchase 710 Transfer
Purchase 1,000 1.9755
Purchase 9,632 1.9615
Purchase 59,597 1.9250
Purchase 66,700 1.9560
Purchase 5,000 1.9708
Purchase 12,460 1.9740
Purchase 1,009 1.9587
Purchase 324,696 1.9608
Purchase 120,279 1.9090
Purchase 1,000 1.9597
Sale 740 1.9505
Sale 1,000 1.9592
Sale 4,700 1.9563
Sale 3,436 1.9603
Sale 11,354 1.9505
Sale 1,038 1.9605
Sale 1,500 1.9742
Sale 1,801 1.9505
Sale 2,841 1.9815
Sale 784 1.9635
Sale 883 1.9545
Sale 5,248 1.9465
Sale 11,344 1.9722
Sale 59,597 1.9250
Sale 19,920 1.9736
Sale 211 1.9733
Sale 200 1.9698
Sale 162,073 1.9640
Sale 8,775 1.9441
Sale 11,900 1.9801
Sale 22,291 1.9441
Sale 1,517 1.9740
Sale 7,309 1.9602
Sale 283,569 1.9653
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 140531 1.9194
CFD Short 240387 1.9558
CFD Short 66700 1.956
CFD Short 324696 1.9608
CFD Short 9632 1.9614
CFD Short 5000 1.9707
CFD Long 7309 1.9602
CFD Long 162073 1.9639
CFD Long 283569 1.9652
CFD Long 19920 1.9736
CFD Long 11900 1.9801
(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 09 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 856,888 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -2,093,037 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