TIDMADN TIDMFP.
RNS Number : 3208B
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
23 October 2009
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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
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| Name of person dealing (Note 1) | Aberdeen Asset |
| | Management PLC |
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| Company dealt in | Friends Provident |
| | Group PLC |
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| Class of relevant security to which | Ord GBP0.05 |
| the dealings being disclosed | |
| relate (Note 2) | |
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| Date of dealing | 22/10/2009 |
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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)
+--------------------------------+------------+------+--------+-----+
| | Long | | Short | |
+--------------------------------+------------+------+--------+-----+
| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
| | | | | |
+--------------------------------+------------+------+--------+-----+
| (1) Relevant securities | 61,079,088 | 2.61 | | |
+--------------------------------+------------+------+--------+-----+
| (2) Derivatives (other than | | | | |
| options) | | | | |
+--------------------------------+------------+------+--------+-----+
| (3) Options and agreements to | | | | |
| purchase/sell | | | | |
+--------------------------------+------------+------+--------+-----+
| Total | 61,079,088 | 2.61 | | |
+--------------------------------+------------+------+--------+-----+
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
+--------------------------------+----------+-----+--------+-----+
| Class of relevant security: | Long | | Short | |
+--------------------------------+----------+-----+--------+-----+
| | Number | (%) | Number | (%) |
+--------------------------------+----------+-----+--------+-----+
| (1) Relevant securities | | | | |
+--------------------------------+----------+-----+--------+-----+
| (2) Derivatives (other than | | | | |
| options) | | | | |
+--------------------------------+----------+-----+--------+-----+
| (3) Options and agreements to | | | | |
| purchase/sell | | | | |
+--------------------------------+----------+-----+--------+-----+
| Total | | | | |
+--------------------------------+----------+-----+--------+-----+
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
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| Class of relevant | Details |
| security: | |
+------------------------+----------------------------------+
| | |
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
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| Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit |
| | securities | (Note 5) |
+--------------------+------------------+---------------------+
| Sale | 179,920 | GBP0.800289 |
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
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| Product | Long/short | Number of | Price per |
| name, e.g. | (Note 6) | securities | unit (Note |
| CFD | | (Note 7) | 5) |
+------------+------------+-----------------+--------------+
| | | | |
+------------+------------+-----------------+--------------+
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+
| Product | Writing, | Number of | Exercise | Type, | Expiry | Option money |
| name,e.g. | selling, | securities | price | e.g. | date | paid/received |
| call | purchasing, | to which | | American, | | per unit |
| option | varying | the option | | European | | (Note 5) |
| | etc. | relates | | etc. | | |
| | | (Note 7) | | | | |
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+
| | | | | | | |
+-----------+-------------+------------+----------+-----------+--------+---------------+
(ii) Exercising
+--------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| Product | Number of | Exercise price per unit |
| name, e.g. | securities | (Note 5) |
| call option | | |
+--------------+------------------+-------------------------+
| | | |
+--------------+------------------+-------------------------+
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
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| Nature of transaction | Details | Price per unit |
| (Note 8) | | (if |
| | | applicable) (Note |
| | | 5) |
+------------------------+---------------+-------------------+
| | | |
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4. OTHER INFORMATION
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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 | 23/10/2009 |
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| Contact name | Ian Grant |
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| Telephone number | 01224 404301 |
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| If a connected EFM, name of | |
| offeree/offeror with which | |
| connected | |
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| If a connected EFM, state nature | |
| of connection (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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