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 13 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 76,010,064 3.54% 4,090,354 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 14,975,142 0.70% 16,872,323 0.78%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 432,038 0.02% 1,416,308 0.07%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 91,417,244 4.25% 22,378,985 1.04%
(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 59,597 1.8450
Purchase 42,658 1.8125
Purchase 215,930 1.8481
Purchase 318,838 1.8322
Purchase 10,000 1.8300
Purchase 1,086 1.8402
Purchase 102,582 1.8355
Purchase 2,600 1.8467
Purchase 10,000 1.8350
Purchase 66,076 1.8346
Purchase 89,941 1.8414
Purchase 8,170 1.8488
Purchase 1,093 Transfer
Purchase 66,076 1.8346
Purchase 2,700 1.8432
Purchase 15,980 1.8259
Purchase 2,583 1.8314
Purchase 300 1.8350
Purchase 30 1.8163
Purchase 539 1.8315
Purchase 153,142 1.8318
Purchase 533 1.8432
Sale 200 1.8312
Sale 20,000 1.8370
Sale 5,000 1.8330
Sale 1,500 1.8275
Sale 229,600 1.8533
Sale 59,597 1.8450
Sale 1,753 1.8302
Sale 66,076 1.8346
Sale 17,348 1.8300
Sale 102,582 1.8356
Sale 42,658 1.8126
Sale 5,200 1.8390
Sale 5,000 1.8337
Sale 268,541 1.8280
Sale 89,514 1.8280
Sale 842,476 1.8288
Sale 4,100 1.8328
Sale 102,582 1.8355
Sale 59,597 1.8450
Sale 42,658 1.8125
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 30 1.8163
CFD Short 15980 1.8259
CFD Short 153142 1.8317
CFD Short 318838 1.8321
CFD Short 66076 1.8346
CFD Short 89941 1.8414
CFD Long 42658 1.8125
CFD Long 135118 1.8276
CFD Long 707358 1.829
CFD Long 17348 1.83
CFD Long 5000 1.8337
CFD Long 102582 1.8355
CFD Long 5200 1.839
(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 14 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 432,038 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,416,308 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