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 31 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 79,129,323 3.68% 2,550,449 0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,042,090 0.93% 23,559,160 1.10%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 235,295 0.01% 2,741,670 0.13%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 99,406,708 4.62% 28,851,279 1.34%
(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 51,369 1.7890
Purchase 938 Transfer
Purchase 1,427 Transfer
Purchase 79 1.7777
Purchase 703 Transfer
Purchase 1,975 1.7720
Purchase 671 1.7675
Purchase 1,126 1.7750
Purchase 9,086 1.7850
Purchase 5,000 1.7627
Purchase 14,123 1.7877
Purchase 9,312 1.7890
Purchase 3,078 1.7890
Purchase 11,260 1.7840
Purchase 14,743 1.7843
Purchase 78,668 1.7766
Purchase 5,900 1.7783
Purchase 540 1.7685
Purchase 12,300 1.7890
Purchase 232,965 1.7681
Sale 97,658 1.7890
Sale 3,243 1.7860
Sale 16,417 1.7821
Sale 4,307 1.7890
Sale 10,000 1.7862
Sale 9,108 1.7670
Sale 27,434 1.7887
Sale 11,200 1.7730
Sale 1,079 1.7730
Sale 12,015 1.7799
Sale 231,455 1.7848
Sale 11,260 1.7897
Sale 22,329 1.7670
Sale 14,123 1.7890
Sale 1,710 1.7657
Sale 5,000 1.7835
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 25160 1.7647
CFD Short 232965 1.768
CFD Short 78668 1.7765
CFD Short 5900 1.7783
CFD Short 11260 1.784
CFD Short 14743 1.7843
CFD Short 9086 1.7849
CFD Long 12015 1.7798
CFD Long 16417 1.782
CFD Long 231455 1.7847
CFD Long 3243 1.786
CFD Long 27434 1.7886
CFD Long 97658 1.789
CFD Long 11260 1.7896
(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 03 September 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 235,295 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,688,476 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,053,194 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