13th Aug 2007 07:00
DKR Oasis Management LP10 August 2007 The 'Rule 8.3-Friends Provident PLC' announcement released on 10th August 2007 at 16.08 under RNS No 9160B has been amended. The full amended text is shown below. FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) DKR OASIS MANAGEMENT L.P. Company dealt in FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) 10p ORDINARY (GB0030559776) Date of dealing 3 AUGUST 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 0 0.00% 0 0.00% (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0.00% 4,319,087 0.20% 10p ORDINARY (GB0030559776) (3) Options and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00% purchase/sell Total 0 0.00% 4,319,087 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 Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 9,000 3.10% 0 0.00% FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC 5.25% 11 DEC 2007 (XS0159504801) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0.00% 0 0.00% (3) Options and agreements to 0 0.00% 0 0.00% purchase/sell Total 9,000 3.10% 0 0.00% (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 name, e.g. (Note 6) securities unit (Note 5)CFD (Note 7) CFD Short 300,261 1.9194 GBP *See additional dealings noted below in section 4. (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, Expiry Option name,e.g. selling, securities price e.g. date money call purchasing, to which American, paid/ option varying the option European received etc. relates etc. per unit (Note 7) (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, Number of Exercise price per unit e.g. call option securities (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (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 .............................................................................. .............................................................................. THE PANEL IS AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING TRADES NOW BEING REPORTED FOR 10p ORDINARY SHARES (GB0030559776): Date Product Long/short Number of Price per Position name, e.g. (Note 6) securities unit (Note 5) following CFD (Note 7) dealing (short) 23/7/2007 CFD SHORT 600,000 2.0005 GBP 4,476,32924/7/2007 CFD SHORT 149,553 1.9664 GBP 4,625,88225/7/2007 CFD LONG 277,741 1.9306 GBP 4,348,14126/7/2007 CFD LONG 329,315 1.8517 GBP 4,018,826 Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure 13 AUGUST 2007 Contact name ERICA FRY Telephone number 203-324-8464 If a connected EFM, name of offeree /offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (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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