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 17 March 2008
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 70,887,989 3.05% 6,138,268 0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,543,028 0.07% 5,777,302 0.25%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 5,078,200 0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 72,431,017 3.12% 16,993,770 0.73%
(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 77,223 1.1391
Purchase 2,472 1.2340
Purchase 3,705 1.2269
Purchase 33,879 1.1480
Purchase 1,754 1.1400
Purchase 151,594 1.1549
Purchase 41,300 1.1405
Purchase 86,468 1.2512
Purchase 17,032 1.1435
Purchase 5,200 1.1524
Purchase 355,534 1.1427
Purchase 27,472 1.1438
Purchase 92,645 1.2498
Purchase 10,440 1.1440
Purchase 616,222 1.1606
Sale 4,199 1.1780
Sale 31,139 1.1540
Sale 145,814 1.1481
Sale 4,614 1.1310
Sale 50,253 1.1404
Sale 92,645 1.2497
Sale 3,779 1.2730
Sale 37,088 1.1555
Sale 168,120 1.1390
Sale 27,472 1.1437
Sale 3,800 1.1560
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 59122 1.139
CFD Short 77223 1.1391
CFD Short 41300 1.1405
CFD Short 296412 1.1434
CFD Short 5200 1.1523
CFD Short 151594 1.1548
CFD Short 616222 1.1605
CFD Long 168120 1.139
CFD Long 50253 1.1404
CFD Long 87330 1.1461
CFD Long 145814 1.1481
CFD Long 37088 1.1554
CFD Long 3800 1.156
CFD Long 4199 1.1779
(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
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.
None
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 18 March 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
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)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased -78,200 1.4070 EURO 06/05/2008
Option Purchased -5,000,000 1.4500 AMER 20/03/2008
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), 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