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 30 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 79,152,398 3.68% 2,476,473 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 19,642,608 0.91% 23,181,378 1.08%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 224,265 0.01% 2,759,253 0.13%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 99,019,271 4.61% 28,417,104 1.32%
(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 266,204 1.7660
Purchase 2,809 1.7795
Purchase 11,604 1.7760
Purchase 1,718 1.7585
Purchase 1,000 1.7577
Purchase 800 1.7590
Purchase 9,153 1.7696
Purchase 72,599 1.7647
Purchase 2,900 1.7820
Sale 54,878 1.7636
Sale 88,016 1.7626
Sale 19,600 1.7548
Sale 490 1.7675
Sale 3,330 1.7611
Sale 6,545 1.7570
Sale 446 1.7757
Sale 3,000 1.7810
Sale 9,153 1.7697
Sale 13,794 1.7797
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 31163 1.7576
CFD Short 126274 1.7605
CFD Short 72599 1.7647
CFD Short 9153 1.7695
CFD Short 139930 1.7709
CFD Short 2900 1.782
CFD Long 19600 1.7548
CFD Long 6545 1.757
CFD Long 88016 1.7625
CFD Long 54878 1.7635
CFD Long 9153 1.7696
CFD Long 13794 1.7796
(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 31 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 224,265 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,741,656 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,017,597 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
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