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D E Shaw & Co LP21 September 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 20, 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 0.00% 4,366,925 0.20%(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 4,366,925 0.20% (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 6,465 1.659Swap Long 3,435 1.66Swap Long 8,626 1.662Swap Long 1,154 1.664Swap Long 2,294 1.665Swap Long 19,371 1.666Swap Long 11,276 1.67Swap Long 7,264 1.672Swap Long 1,000 1.716Swap Long 743 1.72Swap Long 2,016 1.723Swap Long 2,405 1.724Swap Long 2,585 1.725Swap Long 673 1.726Swap Long 1,759 1.727Swap Long 2,698 1.728Swap Long 4,663 1.729Swap Long 4,327 1.73Swap Long 4,790 1.732Swap Long 734 1.734Swap Long 894 1.735Swap Long 772 1.736Swap Long 4,625 1.737Swap Long 5,440 1.738Swap Long 9,885 1.739Swap Long 7,067 1.74Swap Long 5,415 1.741Swap Long 4,556 1.742Swap Long 4,899 1.743Swap Long 2,385 1.744Swap Short 873 1.705Swap Short 4,683 1.714Swap Short 3,705 1.716Swap Short 127 1.719Swap Short 612 1.722Swap Short 1,000 1.727Swap Short 669 1.728Swap Short 331 1.729Swap Short 729 1.73Swap Short 1,576 1.731Swap Short 2,443 1.732Swap Short 981 1.735Swap Short 2,803 1.739 (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 September 21, 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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