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 03 September 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 82,221,861 3.82% 2,270,836 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 20,087,557 0.93% 23,994,170 1.12%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 198,694 0.01% 2,714,620 0.13%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 102,508,112 4.77% 28,979,626 1.35%
(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 324 Transfer
Purchase 2,780 1.7870
Purchase 674 1.7787
Purchase 3,000 1.7817
Purchase 5,587 1.7897
Purchase 5,000 1.7835
Purchase 2,480,000 1.8100
Purchase 5,616 1.7805
Purchase 5,900 1.7830
Purchase 4,400 1.7785
Purchase 233,680 1.7790
Purchase 1,703 1.7750
Purchase 1,770 1.7842
Purchase 172,974 1.7837
Purchase 7,060 1.7759
Purchase 207,912 1.7826
Purchase 3,000 1.7913
Sale 1,375 1.7862
Sale 2,000 1.7840
Sale 5,101 1.7832
Sale 1,563 1.7860
Sale 38,803 1.7867
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 7060 1.7759
CFD Short 4400 1.7784
CFD Short 102224 1.7797
CFD Short 33764 1.7808
CFD Short 5900 1.783
CFD Short 172974 1.7837
CFD Short 105688 1.7852
CFD Short 3000 1.7913
CFD Long 5101 1.7831
CFD Long 1563 1.7859
CFD Long 38803 1.7866
(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 04 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 198,694 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,755,818 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -958,802 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