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D E Shaw & Co LP01 October 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 September 28, 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) 100,222 0.00% 4,054,876 0.19%(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 100,222 0.00% 4,054,876 0.19% (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 Long 4,500 1.708Swap Long 3,000 1.709Swap Long 500 1.71Swap Long 1,500 1.711Swap Long 1,000 1.712Swap Long 2,000 1.713Swap Long 500 1.714Swap Long 1,500 1.715Swap Long 3,000 1.716Swap Long 7,000 1.717Swap Long 4,628 1.718Swap Long 5,081 1.719Swap Long 6,000 1.72Swap Long 6,000 1.721Swap Long 3,500 1.722Swap Long 15,094 1.723Swap Long 10,500 1.724Swap Long 5,943 1.725Swap Long 3,510 1.726Swap Long 1,500 1.727Swap Long 3,245 1.728Swap Long 3,000 1,000Swap Long 1,000 1.731Swap Long 3,000 1.732Swap Long 500 1.733Swap Long 1,000 1.734Swap Long 1,000 1.736Swap Long 1,500 1.737Swap Long 2,442 1.739Swap Long 2,000 1.74Swap Long 900 1.741Swap Long 2,000 1.743Swap Long 1,000 1.744Swap Long 2,500 1.745Swap Long 4,000 1.747Swap Long 1,000 1.748Swap Long 6,000 1.749Swap Long 11,000 1.75Swap Long 4,000 1.754 (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 October 1, 2007 Contact name Stephen Back (Compliance Department) Telephone number +1 212 478-0000 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with N/Awhich connectedIf 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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