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 12 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 80,546,403 3.75% 2,324,217 0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,829,953 0.09% 7,406,108 0.34%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 120,047 0.01% 2,933,528 0.14%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 82,496,403 3.84% 12,663,853 0.59%
(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 1,724 Transfer
Purchase 2,145 Transfer
Purchase 9,200 1.7147
Purchase 1,000 1.7155
Purchase 300 1.6988
Purchase 5,163 Transfer
Purchase 1,474 1.6960
Purchase 1,800 1.6997
Purchase 564 Transfer
Purchase 3,200 1.6985
Purchase 5,000 1.6997
Purchase 2,572 1.7250
Purchase 347,133 1.7066
Purchase 13,628 1.7046
Purchase 8,262 1.7048
Purchase 211 Transfer
Purchase 700 1.7022
Purchase 17,979 1.7093
Purchase 76,384 1.7034
Purchase 3,010 1.7090
Sale 600 1.7170
Sale 33,213 1.7162
Sale 1,350 1.7043
Sale 1,013 1.7150
Sale 1,700 1.6984
Sale 3,428 1.7215
Sale 11,902 1.7083
Sale 33,213 1.7162
Sale 45,460 1.7104
Sale 77,920 1.7015
Sale 202 Transfer
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 700 1.7022
CFD Short 76384 1.7034
CFD Short 8262 1.7047
CFD Short 347133 1.7065
CFD Short 17979 1.7093
CFD Short 33213 1.7162
CFD Long 77920 1.7015
CFD Long 11902 1.7083
CFD Long 45460 1.7104
CFD Long 66426 1.7161
CFD Long 600 1.717
(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 13 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 120,047 2.3000 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -2,186,633 1.7500 AMER 21/12/2007
Option Purchased -13,836 1.5228 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -29,093 1.7512 EURO 10/12/2007
Option Purchased -703,966 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