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D E Shaw & Co LP27 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 26, 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% 4,114,782 0.19%(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0% 4,114,782 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 Short 9464 1.862Swap Short 1598 1.866Swap Short 1263 1.867Swap Short 10394 1.869Swap Short 1252 1.872Swap Short 967 1.873Swap Short 17734 1.874Swap Short 10441 1.875Swap Short 8103 1.877Swap Short 1561 1.878Swap Short 284 1.879Swap Short 1049 1.881Swap Short 971 1.882Swap Short 3532 1.883Swap Short 2981 1.886Swap Short 5350 1.888Swap Short 8617 1.889Swap Short 676 1.902Swap Short 2823 1.903Swap Short 2888 1.904Swap Short 2289 1.906Swap Short 2439 1.907Swap Short 22406 1.908Swap Short 34656 1.909Swap Short 12721 1.91Swap Short 4581 1.911Swap Short 7218 1.912Swap Short 7642 1.913Swap Short 9279 1.914Swap Short 33835 1.915Swap Short 36942 1.916Swap Short 15860 1.917Swap Short 16268 1.918Swap Short 18285 1.919Swap Short 25164 1.92Swap Short 43249 1.921Swap Short 20554 1.922Swap Short 30543 1.923Swap Short 13356 1.924Swap Short 10469 1.925Swap Short 4563 1.926Swap Short 18526 1.928Swap Short 4767 1.929Swap Short 1321 1.931Swap Short 2839 1.934Swap Short 3556 1.935Swap Short 4181 1.937Swap Short 9484 1.938Swap Long 64093 1.815Swap Long 673 1.841Swap Long 589 1.843Swap Long 3644 1.849Swap Long 4594 1.866 (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 27, 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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