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 26 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 77,478,532 3.60% 2,760,821 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,889,306 0.09% 6,580,947 0.31%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 276,456 0.01% 2,912,106 0.14%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 79,644,294 3.70% 12,253,874 0.57%
(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 2,400 1.7695
Purchase 21,477 1.7471
Purchase 36,176 1.7560
Purchase 28,222 1.7595
Purchase 22,880 1.7694
Purchase 70,101 1.7554
Purchase 7,333 1.7605
Purchase 2,200 1.7675
Purchase 9,655 1.7494
Purchase 166,264 1.7595
Purchase 10,495 1.7393
Purchase 254,396 1.7560
Purchase 750 1.7435
Purchase 951 1.7663
Purchase 400 1.7626
Purchase 3,412 1.7457
Purchase 287,100 1.7541
Sale 496,719 1.7579
Sale 109,599 1.7525
Sale 47,360 1.7624
Sale 254,396 1.7560
Sale 500 1.7710
Sale 5,514 1.7700
Sale 6,102 1.7604
Sale 1,311 1.7650
Sale 28,222 1.7595
Sale 1,500 1.7663
Sale 166,264 1.7595
Sale 254,396 1.7560
Sale 14,377 1.7680
Sale 36,176 1.7560
Sale 44,232 1.7629
Sale 8,452 1.7522
Sale 166,264 1.7595
Sale 36,176 1.7560
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per
name Unit
CFD Short 287100 1.754
CFD Short 70101 1.7554
CFD Short 29440 1.7602
CFD Short 951 1.7663
CFD Short 22880 1.7694
CFD Long 9510 1.7595
CFD Long 44232 1.7628
CFD Long 37850 1.763
CFD Long 1311 1.7649
(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 27 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 276,456 2.3000 AMER
Option Purchased -1,818,758 1.7500 AMER
Option Purchased -11,183 1.5228 EURO
Option Purchased -34,224 1.7512 EURO
Option Purchased -1,047,941 2.0000 AMER
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