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Form 8.3 - Friends Life Group

27th Feb 2015 10:22

RNS Number : 0804G

Societe Generale SA

27 February 2015

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Friends Life Group Limited
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	26/02/2015
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	YES : Aviva Plc

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	14,763,680	1.05	844,959	0.06
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	3,254,964	0.23
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	14,763,680	1.05	4,099,923	0.29

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
Ordinary	Purchase	618	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	652	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	230	4.145
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	332	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	884	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	825	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	3,404	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	426	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	83	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	487	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	3,535	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	107	4.157
Ordinary	Purchase	192	4.157
Ordinary	Purchase	219	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	300	4.15
Ordinary	Purchase	1,471	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	985	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	197	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	421	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	2,677	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	882	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	580	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	487	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	523	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	212	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	967	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	607	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	26,222	4.153788
Ordinary	Purchase	1,624	4.147654
Ordinary	Purchase	784	4.145
Ordinary	Purchase	939	4.145
Ordinary	Purchase	630	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	166	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	1,096	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	647	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	612	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	883	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	46	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	239	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	237	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	31	4.149
Ordinary	Purchase	482	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	645	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	2,050	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	380	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	511	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.161
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	586	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	257	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	310	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	315	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	1,842	4.164
Ordinary	Purchase	1,319	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.161
Ordinary	Purchase	1,014	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	694	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	88	4.165
Ordinary	Purchase	5,000	4.165
Ordinary	Purchase	1,453	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	652	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	653	4.149
Ordinary	Purchase	926	4.149
Ordinary	Purchase	1,425	4.16
Ordinary	Purchase	656	4.133
Ordinary	Purchase	674	4.134
Ordinary	Purchase	644	4.16
Ordinary	Purchase	71	4.16
Ordinary	Purchase	882	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.161
Ordinary	Purchase	1,758	4.147
Ordinary	Purchase	884	4.147
Ordinary	Purchase	737	4.163
Ordinary	Purchase	506	4.163
Ordinary	Purchase	174	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	25	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	2,487	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	52	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	1,092	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	587	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	1,312	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	1,270	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	1,007	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	686	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	36	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	37	4.148
Ordinary	Purchase	187	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	1,479	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	394	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	677	4.156
Ordinary	Purchase	86	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	692	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	623	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	642	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	469	4.164
Ordinary	Purchase	370	4.165
Ordinary	Purchase	629	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	180	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	820	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	162	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	838	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	1,405	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	459	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	423	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	373	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	183	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	317	4.154
Ordinary	Purchase	535	4.158
Ordinary	Purchase	962	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	11	4.1565
Ordinary	Purchase	10	4.1545
Ordinary	Purchase	21	4.1425
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	133	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	770	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	125	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	525	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	652	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	577	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	894	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	983	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	190	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,844	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	2,877	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	2,349	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	321	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	528	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	320	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	277	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	771	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	804	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	5,265	4.152718
Ordinary	Sale	482	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	2,084	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,338	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	171	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	421	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	75	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,479	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	3,404	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	172	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	197	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	1,949	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	830	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	83	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	833	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	4,788	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	653	4.154
Ordinary	Sale	1,028	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	15,629	4.149458
Ordinary	Sale	1,595	4.14
Ordinary	Sale	991	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	259	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	198	4.146
Ordinary	Sale	326	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	1,029	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	642	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	604	4.15
Ordinary	Sale	490	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	2,073	4.139
Ordinary	Sale	27	4.139
Ordinary	Sale	795	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	3,045	4.142
Ordinary	Sale	529	4.145
Ordinary	Sale	617	4.145
Ordinary	Sale	900	4.156
Ordinary	Sale	253	4.156
Ordinary	Sale	702	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	369	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	127	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	535	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	242	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	408	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	124	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	293	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	283	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	369	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	193	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	902	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	2,206	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	529	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	2,841	4.156406
Ordinary	Sale	1,132	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	629	4.154
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	633	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	596	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	646	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	2,206	4.146
Ordinary	Sale	1,269	4.146
Ordinary	Sale	724	4.146
Ordinary	Sale	12	4.1515
Ordinary	Sale	11	4.1515
Ordinary	Sale	23	4.1525
Ordinary	Sale	13	4.1455
Ordinary	Sale	17	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	16	4.1485
Ordinary	Sale	21	4.145
Ordinary	Sale	24	4.1445
Ordinary	Sale	23	4.1445
Ordinary	Sale	22	4.1445
Ordinary	Sale	20	4.1445
Ordinary	Sale	22	4.1515
Ordinary	Sale	43	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	2	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	57	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	11	4.1565
Ordinary	Sale	10	4.1545
Ordinary	Sale	54	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	54	4.1465
Ordinary	Sale	51	4.1465
Ordinary	Sale	49	4.1465
Ordinary	Sale	49	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	45	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	43	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	41	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	21	4.1425
Ordinary	Sale	51	4.1495
Ordinary	Sale	29	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	63	4.1475
Ordinary	Sale	20	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	22	4.1455
Ordinary	Sale	36	4.1585
Ordinary	Sale	16	4.1525
Ordinary	Sale	24	4.148
Ordinary	Sale	17	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	16	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	16	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	17	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	5	4.142
Ordinary	Sale	2,602	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	15	4.1455
	Total Purchases	127,836
	Total Sales	103,778

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	27/02/2015
Contact name:	Jean-Baptiste GICQUEL
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6826

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [email protected]. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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