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D E Shaw & Co LP04 March 2008 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 March 3, 2009 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) 29,569,409 1.27% 0 0.00%(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 29,569,409 1.27% 0 0.00% (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 thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (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 11,209 1.27Swap Long 6,232 1.271Swap Long 9,544 1.272Swap Long 2,343 1.273Swap Long 27,650 1.275Swap Long 172,192 1.276Swap Long 7,595 1.278Swap Long 18,873 1.279Swap Long 18,164 1.28Swap Long 44,838 1.282Swap Long 17,707 1.283Swap Long 18,291 1.284Swap Long 26,379 1.286Swap Long 36,704 1.287Swap Long 39,299 1.288Swap Long 41,097 1.289Swap Long 21,550 1.29Swap Long 72,056 1.291Swap Long 265,151 1.292Swap Long 5,258 1.293Swap Long 17,623 1.294Swap Long 77,525 1.295Swap Long 47,356 1.296Swap Long 62,009 1.297Swap Long 35,768 1.298Swap Long 3,958 1.299Swap Long 67,721 1.3Swap Long 26,713 1.301Swap Long 234 1.302Swap Long 440 1.303Swap Long 29,360 1.304Swap Long 69,161 1.305Swap Long 8,578 1.308Swap Long 8,851 1.31Swap Long 123,513 1.311Swap Long 25,234 1.312Swap Long 58,230 1.313Swap Long 147,185 1.314Swap Long 157,063 1.315Swap Long 24,229 1.316Swap Long 72,774 1.317Swap Long 24,383 1.318Swap Long 25,556 1.319Swap Long 24,404 1.32 (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 March 4, 2008 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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