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 15 February 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 69,454,042 2.99% 4,962,206 0.21%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,588,462 0.07% 4,953,841 0.21%
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 5,078,200 0.22%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 71,042,504 3.06% 14,994,247 0.65%
(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 62,916 1.3229
Purchase 87,925 1.3210
Purchase 12,555 1.3180
Purchase 4,559 1.3187
Purchase 9,032 1.3150
Purchase 28,710 1.3150
Purchase 17 1.3180
Purchase 36,818 1.3204
Purchase 69,577 1.3296
Sale 0 1.3711
Sale 36,364 1.3150
Sale 3,522 1.3148
Sale 69,222 1.3150
Sale 17 1.3180
Sale 81,253 1.3166
Sale 12,572 1.3150
Sale 164,250 1.3254
Sale 28,710 1.3150
Sale 12,555 1.3180
Sale 160,672 1.3220
Sale 29,358 1.3253
Sale 2,500 1.3160
Sale 46,630 1.3232
Sale 972 1.3233
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 10333 1.3201
CFD Short 36818 1.3204
CFD Short 87925 1.3209
CFD Short 62916 1.3229
CFD Short 69577 1.3296
CFD Long 3522 1.3147
CFD Long 2500 1.316
CFD Long 81253 1.3165
CFD Long 114165 1.3208
CFD Long 46630 1.3231
CFD Long 46507 1.3247
CFD Long 193608 1.3253
(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 18 February 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