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D E Shaw & Co LP12 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 October 11, 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% 4,839,339 0.22%(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 4,839,339 0.22% (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 3,509 1.777Swap Short 10,002 1.779Swap Short 3,101 1.78Swap Short 19,174 1.781Swap Short 28,088 1.782Swap Short 13,209 1.783Swap Short 14,207 1.784Swap Short 22,523 1.785Swap Short 5,500 1.786Swap Short 10,470 1.787Swap Short 13,826 1.788Swap Short 7,521 1.789Swap Short 10,723 1.79Swap Short 10,025 1.791Swap Short 1,524 1.792Swap Short 982 1.793Swap Short 1,960 1.794Swap Short 2,042 1.795Swap Short 9,579 1.796Swap Short 13,853 1.797Swap Short 22,863 1.798Swap Short 11,905 1.799Swap Short 3,538 1.8Swap Short 1,365 1.801Swap Short 4,732 1.802Swap Short 1,220 1.803Swap Short 4,496 1.804Swap Short 1,340 1.805Swap Short 1,542 1.806Swap Short 2,793 1.808Swap Short 3,322 1.809Swap Short 6,139 1.81Swap Short 14,657 1.811Swap Short 8,810 1.812Swap Short 4,251 1.813Swap Short 2,481 1.814Swap Short 3,663 1.815Swap Short 689 1.816 (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 12, 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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