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 16 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 76,142,517 3.54% 3,771,403 0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives 17,101,175 0.80% 18,347,606 0.85%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 208,218 0.01% 898,792 0.04%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 93,451,910 4.35% 23,017,801 1.07%
(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 12,796 1.7650
Purchase 3,133 1.7760
Purchase 3,000 Transfer
Purchase 1,000 1.7620
Purchase 500 1.7557
Purchase 1,120 1.7700
Purchase 75,000 1.7543
Purchase 50,708 1.7594
Purchase 43,218 1.7663
Purchase 567 1.7620
Purchase 1,000 1.7597
Purchase 45,211 1.7577
Purchase 2,323 1.7580
Purchase 180,000 1.7604
Purchase 4,479 1.7420
Purchase 3,000 1.7580
Purchase 2,000 1.7740
Purchase 1,370 1.7700
Sale 1,262 1.7700
Sale 3,000 Transfer
Sale 498 1.7613
Sale 500 1.7562
Sale 5,000 1.7512
Sale 14,665 1.7420
Sale 49,435 1.7584
Sale 5,866 1.7420
Sale 6,555 1.7420
Sale 230,247 1.7559
Sale 81,296 1.7587
Sale 684,174 1.7585
Sale 3,221 1.7535r
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 45211 1.7577
CFD Short 50708 1.7593
CFD Short 12796 1.765
CFD Short 43218 1.7662
CFD Long 230247 1.7558
CFD Long 49435 1.7584
CFD Long 684174 1.7585
CFD Long 81296 1.7586
(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 17 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 208,218 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -898,792 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
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