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Form 8.3 - Friends Life Group

3rd Mar 2015 14:07

RNS Number : 4215G

Societe Generale SA

03 March 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	02/03/2015
(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:	14,998,544	1.06	918,509	0.07
(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:	14,998,544	1.06	4,173,473	0.30

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	1,210	4.082
Ordinary	Purchase	268	4.082
Ordinary	Purchase	669	4.098
Ordinary	Purchase	796	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	402	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	828	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	108	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	786	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	984	4.095
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	966	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	360	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.109
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	2,306	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	523	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	3,128	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Purchase	680	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	333	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	883	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	999	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	778	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	1,122	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	778	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	244	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	204	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	1,168	4.101
Ordinary	Purchase	913	4.101
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.107
Ordinary	Purchase	343	4.107
Ordinary	Purchase	993	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	2,142	4.085
Ordinary	Purchase	761	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	293	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	312	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	280	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	200	4.093
Ordinary	Purchase	699	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	999	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.096
Ordinary	Purchase	2,598	4.101
Ordinary	Purchase	888	4.099
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.11
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.107
Ordinary	Purchase	763	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	458	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	591	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	744	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	1,242	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	1,800	4.099
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.095
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.095
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.095
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	863	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	888	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.091
Ordinary	Purchase	512	4.091
Ordinary	Purchase	1,375	4.091
Ordinary	Purchase	2,223	4.091
Ordinary	Purchase	33	4.101
Ordinary	Purchase	26,421	4.098574
Ordinary	Purchase	546	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	530	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	1,540	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	2	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	548	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	1,608	4.083
Ordinary	Purchase	200	4.083
Ordinary	Purchase	132	4.083
Ordinary	Purchase	520	4.083
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	649	4.095
Ordinary	Purchase	302	4.095
Ordinary	Purchase	900	4.095
Ordinary	Purchase	2,000	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	1,423	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	825	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,050	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	990	4.101
Ordinary	Purchase	1,029	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	890	4.09
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	422	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	1,268	4.088
Ordinary	Purchase	1,332	4.094
Ordinary	Purchase	3,059	4.084
Ordinary	Purchase	184	4.084
Ordinary	Purchase	389	4.085
Ordinary	Purchase	117	4.085
Ordinary	Purchase	309	4.085
Ordinary	Purchase	1,143	4.085
Ordinary	Purchase	1,335	4.089
Ordinary	Purchase	1,032	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	2,297	4.105
Ordinary	Purchase	1,431	4.105
Ordinary	Purchase	862	4.093
Ordinary	Purchase	296	4.093
Ordinary	Purchase	1,260	4.104
Ordinary	Purchase	588	4.096
Ordinary	Purchase	407	4.096
Ordinary	Purchase	651	4.114
Ordinary	Purchase	1,255	4.115
Ordinary	Purchase	385	4.115
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.113
Ordinary	Purchase	361	4.113
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.113
Ordinary	Purchase	719	4.113
Ordinary	Purchase	594	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	18	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	720	4.1
Ordinary	Purchase	912	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	385	4.115
Ordinary	Purchase	20,000	4.091418
Ordinary	Sale	1	4.075
Ordinary	Sale	1,058	4.075
Ordinary	Sale	533	4.075
Ordinary	Sale	1,367	4.075
Ordinary	Sale	229	4.091
Ordinary	Sale	1,059	4.091
Ordinary	Sale	1,288	4.091
Ordinary	Sale	786	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	789	4.104
Ordinary	Sale	1,332	4.096
Ordinary	Sale	730	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	528	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	480	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	540	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	111	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	150	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	579	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	350	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	574	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	640	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	776	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	150	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,316	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	612	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	624	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	535	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	5,353	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	964	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,072	4.095
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.095
Ordinary	Sale	43	4.095
Ordinary	Sale	601	4.095
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.088
Ordinary	Sale	204	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	778	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	6,891	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	5,353	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	4,574	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	535	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,338	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,738	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	5,353	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	5,353	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,338	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,338	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	619	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.085
Ordinary	Sale	2,142	4.085
Ordinary	Sale	761	4.089
Ordinary	Sale	593	4.084
Ordinary	Sale	1,037	4.083
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.083
Ordinary	Sale	250	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	643	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	314	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	529	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	829	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	558	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	400	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	529	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	699	4.104
Ordinary	Sale	718	4.107
Ordinary	Sale	743	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	648	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	147	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,113	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	967	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	998	4.095
Ordinary	Sale	445	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,260	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	763	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.099
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	905	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	718	4.103
Ordinary	Sale	620	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	536	4.103
Ordinary	Sale	591	4.103
Ordinary	Sale	225	4.103
Ordinary	Sale	755	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	1,795	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	32	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	112	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	459	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	887	4.103
Ordinary	Sale	731	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	344	4.106
Ordinary	Sale	2,174	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	349	4.106
Ordinary	Sale	577	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	577	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	363	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	248	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	697	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	704	4.093
Ordinary	Sale	787	4.099
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	89	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	812	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	1,033	4.106
Ordinary	Sale	894	4.074
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.089
Ordinary	Sale	890	4.091
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.078
Ordinary	Sale	962	4.078
Ordinary	Sale	605	4.107
Ordinary	Sale	888	4.099
Ordinary	Sale	154	4.076
Ordinary	Sale	148	4.076
Ordinary	Sale	986	4.076
Ordinary	Sale	158	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	650	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	226	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	774	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	4,072	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	5,928	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	118	4.102
Ordinary	Sale	404	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	385	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	252	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	854	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	764	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.088
Ordinary	Sale	775	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	76	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	535	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	927	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	4	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	531	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	68	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,083	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	535	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	33	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	255	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	209	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	502	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	326	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	57,906	4.094594
Ordinary	Sale	745	4.111
Ordinary	Sale	533	4.077
Ordinary	Sale	172	4.077
Ordinary	Sale	633	4.077
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.104
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.084
Ordinary	Sale	454	4.103
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	1,010	4.083
Ordinary	Sale	520	4.083
Ordinary	Sale	916	4.078
Ordinary	Sale	690	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	429	4.092
Ordinary	Sale	304	4.079
Ordinary	Sale	688	4.079
Ordinary	Sale	802	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	6	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	890	4.09
Ordinary	Sale	636	4.105
Ordinary	Sale	894	4.075
Ordinary	Sale	767	4.114
Ordinary	Sale	385	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	385	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	1,007	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	1,007	4.094
Ordinary	Sale	606	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	382	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	751	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	323	4.109
Ordinary	Sale	1,101	4.086
Ordinary	Sale	447	4.086
Ordinary	Sale	125	4.086
Ordinary	Sale	653	4.086
Ordinary	Sale	250	4.085
Ordinary	Sale	251	4.085
Ordinary	Sale	1,189	4.085
Ordinary	Sale	8,309	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	2,926	4.101
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.078
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.089
Ordinary	Sale	20,000	4.09
	Total Purchases	169,202
	Total Sales	282,782

(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:	03/03/2015
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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