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D E Shaw & Co LP30 July 2007 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 (Note 1) D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Company dealt in Friends Provident Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings 10p Ordinarybeing disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing July 27, 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0% 4,938,398 0.23%(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0% 4,938,398 0.23% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Convertible Bonds due 2007 Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other than 8,000,000 2.76%options)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 8,000,000 2.76% (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 (Note 5) (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/short Number of Price per unit (Note 5)name, e.g. (Note 6) securitiesCFD (Note 7) Swap Short 13,334 1.724Swap Short 24,766 1.727Swap Short 47,424 1.729Swap Short 5,827 1.732Swap Short 5,632 1.736Swap Short 17,370 1.74Swap Short 7,170 1.744Swap Short 330 1.746Swap Short 4,670 1.747Swap Short 3,297 1.749Swap Short 1,800 1.75Swap Short 2,703 1.754Swap Short 18,217 1.768Swap Short 13,198 1.769Swap Short 19,059 1.77Swap Short 6,681 1.771Swap Short 5,652 1.772Swap Short 1,983 1.779Swap Short 7,685 1.78Swap Short 4,390 1.781Swap Short 13,246 1.782Swap Short 13,139 1.783Swap Short 14,276 1.784Swap Short 8,652 1.785Swap Short 10,186 1.791Swap Short 7,147 1.792Swap Short 3,797 1.793Swap Short 23,863 1.794Swap Short 14,677 1.795Swap Short 15,529 1.798Swap Short 13,471 1.799Swap Short 82,971 1.8Swap Short 13,500 1.801Swap Short 61,703 1.802Swap Short 55,928 1.803Swap Short 31,072 1.804Swap Short 10,416 1.805Swap Short 9,000 1.806Swap Short 6,281 1.807Swap Short 11,000 1.808Swap Short 23,022 1.809Swap Short 59,225 1.81Swap Short 974 1.811Swap Short 3,500 1.814Swap Short 8,268 1.815Swap Short 4,000 1.816Swap Short 19,145 1.817Swap Short 8,806 1.818Swap Short 30,606 1.82Swap Short 21,129 1.825Swap Short 1,000 1.827Swap Short 11,723 1.833Swap Short 1,176 1.836 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which European receivedoption varying etc. the option etc. per unit relates (Note 5) (Note 7) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)call option (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. None........................................................................... .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure July 30, 2007 Contact name Stephen Back (Compliance Department) Telephone number +1 212 478-0000 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with N/Awhich connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection N/A(Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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