9th Aug 2007 15:03
D E Shaw & Co LP09 August 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 August 8, 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% 6,385,677 0.30%(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 0 0.00% 6,385,677 0.30% (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 8,500 1.941Swap Long 19,500 1.942Swap Long 23,000 1.944Swap Long 13,075 1.945Swap Long 16,687 1.946Swap Long 3,738 1.947Swap Long 6,238 1.948Swap Long 6,500 1.95Swap Long 9,500 1.951Swap Long 5,500 1.952Swap Long 1,500 1.953Swap Long 8,500 1.954Swap Long 8,000 1.955Swap Long 10,500 1.956Swap Long 4,829 1.957Swap Long 16,000 1.958Swap Long 14,500 1.959Swap Long 4,500 1.96Swap Long 42,243 1.961Swap Long 8,000 1.962Swap Long 18,000 1.963Swap Long 6,500 1.964Swap Long 500 1.965Swap Long 500 1.966Swap Long 10,500 1.967Swap Long 11,000 1.968Swap Long 1,500 1.97Swap Long 1,500 1.972Swap Long 6,000 1.973Swap Long 1,500 1.974Swap Long 2,500 1.975Swap Long 1,500 1.98Swap Short 10,000 1.962Swap Short 6,000 1.963 (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 August 9, 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:
Fondul Proprietatea