Rule 8.3- Friends Provident Group Plc

 

TIDMFP.C 
 
RNS Number : 8592A 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) 
15 October 2009 
 
   FORM 8.3 
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE 
(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 
 
 
 
 
1.    KEY INFORMATION 
 
 
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| Name of person dealing  (Note 1)   | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and its      | 
|                                    | subsidiaries (The Boston Company Asset Management    | 
|                                    | LLC, Mellon Capital Management Corporation, The      | 
|                                    | Dreyfus Corporation, BNY Mellon National             | 
|                                    | Association, The Bank of New York Mellon).           | 
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| Company dealt in                   | Friends Provident Group Plc                          | 
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| Class of relevant security to      | Ordinary                                             | 
| which the dealings being disclosed |                                                      | 
| relate (Note 2)                    |                                                      | 
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| Date of dealing                    | 14 October 2009                                      | 
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2.    INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE 
 
 
(a)Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant 
security dealt in (Note 3) 
 
 
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|                                    |          Long            |           Short            | 
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|                                    | Number    (%)            | Number  (%)                | 
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| (1) Relevant securities            | 48,449,4812.07%          | N/A                        | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| (2) Derivatives (other than        | N/A                      | N/A                        | 
| options)                           |                          |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| (3) Options and agreements to      | N/A                      | N/A                        | 
| purchase/sell                      |                          |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| Total                              | 48,449,481  2.07%        | N/A                        | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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(b)Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other 
than the class dealt in (Note 3) 
 
 
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| Class of relevant security:        |          Long            |           Short            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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|                                    | Number    (%)            | Number    (%)              | 
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| (1) Relevant securities            | N/A                      | N/A                        | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| (2) Derivatives (other than        | N/A                      | N/A                        | 
| options)                           |                          |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| (3) Options and agreements to      | N/A                      | N/A                        | 
| purchase/sell                      |                          |                            | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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| Total                              | N/A                      | N/A                        | 
|                                    |                          |                            | 
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(c)    Rights to subscribe (Note 3) 
 
 
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| Class of relevant security:        | Details                                              | 
|                                    |                                                      | 
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| N/A                                | N/A                                                  | 
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3.    DEALINGS (Note 4) 
 
 
(a)Purchases and sales 
 
 
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| Purchase/sale                | Number of securities        | Price per unit (Note 5)       | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| Purchase                     | 19,514 Common Stock         | GBP 0.82                      | 
| Sale                         | 23 ADR'S (230 converted)    | USD 12.95                     | 
| Transfer Out                 | 524 ADR'S (5,240 converted) | N/A                           | 
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 (b)Derivatives transactions (other than options) 
 
 
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| Product name,   | Long/short (Note   | Number of securities (Note | Price per unit (Note 5) | 
| e.g. CFD        | 6)                 | 7)                         |                         | 
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| N/A             | N/A                | N/A                        | N/A                     | 
|                 |                    |                            |                         | 
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(c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities 
(i)Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
 
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| Product name,   | Writing,     | Number of       | Exercise | Type, e.g. | Expiry  | Option money  | 
| e.g. call       | selling,     | securities to   | price    | American,  | date    | paid/received | 
| option          | purchasing,  | which the       |          | European   |         | per unit      | 
|                 | varying etc. | option relates  |          | etc.       |         | (Note 5)      | 
|                 |              | (Note 7)        |          |            |         |               | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
| N/A             | N/A          | N/A             | N/A      | N/A        | N/A     | N/A           | 
+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+----------+------------+---------+---------------+ 
 
 
 
 
(ii)Exercising 
 
 
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| Product name, e.g. call      | Number of securities        | Exercise price per unit (Note | 
| option                       |                             | 5)                            | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| N/A                          | N/A                         | N/A                           | 
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(d)Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) 
 
 
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| Nature of transaction (Note  | Details                     | Price per unit (if            | 
| 8)                           |                             | applicable) (Note 5)          | 
|                              |                             |                               | 
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| N/A                          | N/A                         | N/A                           | 
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4.    OTHER INFORMATION 
 
 
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 
 
 
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| Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person           | 
| disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities | 
| under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future     | 
| acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to   | 
| on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.                              | 
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)YES/NO 
 
 
 
 
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| Date of disclosure                                | 15 October 2009                       | 
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| Contact name                                      | Nicholas Darrow                       | 
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| Telephone number                                  | 412-236-7733                          | 
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| If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with  | N/A                                   | 
| which connected                                   |                                       | 
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| If a connected EFM, state nature of connection    | N/A                                   | 
| (Note 10)                                         |                                       | 
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Notes 
 
 
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at 
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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