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 18 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 70,563,351 3.04% 5,246,989 0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,780,052 0.08% 5,446,593 0.23%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 5,078,200 0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 72,343,403 3.11% 15,771,782 0.68%
(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 8,300 1.1940
Purchase 91,113 1.1602
Purchase 1,019 1.1960
Purchase 20,000 1.1536
Purchase 8,133 1.1758
Purchase 213,788 1.1672
Purchase 37,316 1.1725
Purchase 3,965 1.1900
Purchase 13,465 1.1909
Purchase 10,827 1.1672
Purchase 60,378 1.1866
Purchase 9,344 1.1310
Sale 7,872 1.1700
Sale 2,750 1.1862
Sale 9,344 1.1770
Sale 12,365 1.1831
Sale 114,548 1.1844
Sale 3,965 1.1718
Sale 293 1.1891
Sale 1,006 1.1891
Sale 100 1.1911
Sale 220,336 1.1648
Sale 41,440 1.1779
Sale 1,006 1.1891
Sale 9,344 1.1310
Sale 2,890 1.1960
Sale 11,780 1.1783
Sale 263,247 1.1813
Sale 100,000 1.1897
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 20000 1.1536
CFD Short 91113 1.1601
CFD Short 224615 1.1671
CFD Short 37316 1.1724
CFD Short 8133 1.1758
CFD Short 60378 1.1866
CFD Short 3965 1.1899
CFD Short 8300 1.194
CFD Long 220336 1.1647
CFD Long 18349 1.168
CFD Long 7872 1.17
CFD Long 3965 1.1717
CFD Long 41440 1.1778
CFD Long 263247 1.1812
CFD Long 12365 1.183
CFD Long 109548 1.1842
CFD Long 60378 1.1867
CFD Long 5000 1.1878
CFD Long 431456 1.1911
(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 19 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