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 06 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 78,905,282 3.63% 2,815,640 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 2,005,312 0.09% 6,308,157 0.29%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 187,905 0.01% 2,706,833 0.12%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 81,098,499 3.73% 11,830,630 0.54%
(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 16,759 1.7703
Purchase 1,679 1.7697
Purchase 204 Transfer
Purchase 1,000 1.7737
Purchase 60,972 1.7753
Purchase 24,920 1.7718
Purchase 3,510 Tranfer
Purchase 175,052 1.7740
Sale 172,949 1.7670
Sale 15,056 1.7677
Sale 13 1.7692
Sale 2,000 1.7705
Sale 2,778 1.7732
Sale 413,554 1.7678
Sale 2,640 1.7800
Sale 4,665 1.7760
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 16759 1.7702
CFD Short 24323 1.7711
CFD Short 24920 1.7718
CFD Short 175052 1.7739
CFD Short 60972 1.7753
CFD Long 172949 1.7669
CFD Long 166671 1.7673
CFD Long 15056 1.7677
CFD Long 246883 1.7681
CFD Long 13 1.7692
(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 07 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 187,905 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -1,764,054 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -942,779 2.0000 AMER 21/12/2007
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), 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