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 21 January 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 71,229,915 3.07% 4,493,876 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,644,791 0.11% 4,491,158 0.19%
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 5,000,000 0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 73,874,706 3.18% 13,985,034 0.60%
(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 636,326 1.5910
Purchase 722,704 1.5640
Purchase 721,063 1.5737
Purchase 213,742 1.5368
Purchase 16,763 1.5896
Purchase 57,600 1.6041
Purchase 13,434 1.6027
Purchase 60,000 1.5992
Purchase 207,758 1.6008
Purchase 296,898 1.6038
Purchase 31,597 1.5921
Purchase 3,045 1.5800
Purchase 366,820 1.5839
Purchase 13,115 1.6050
Purchase 24,998 1.6184
Purchase 23,743 1.6221
Purchase 60,000 1.6039
Purchase 13,434 1.5900
Purchase 9,467 1.6010
Sale 60,000 1.5989
Sale 9,467 1.6010
Sale 722,704 1.5640
Sale 31,597 1.5921
Sale 207,758 1.6008
Sale 60,000 1.6036
Sale 366,820 1.5837
Sale 213,742 1.5368
Sale 13,434 1.5897
Sale 13,434 1.6024
Sale 24,998 1.6184
Sale 16,763 1.5896
Sale 603,088 1.6026
Sale 296,898 1.6037
Sale 57,600 1.6039
Sale 31,597 1.5921
Sale 23,743 1.6221
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 213742 1.5368
CFD Short 366820 1.5838
CFD Short 9467 1.601
CFD Short 13434 1.6026
CFD Short 60000 1.6038
CFD Short 57600 1.6041
CFD Long 13434 1.5896
CFD Long 60000 1.5989
CFD Long 207758 1.6007
CFD Long 274775 1.6013
CFD Long 24998 1.6183
CFD Long 22123 1.6323
(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 22 January 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 -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