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Form 8.3 - Friends Life Group

9th Mar 2015 14:48

RNS Number : 9345G
Societe Generale SA
09 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

06/03/2015

(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:

15,149,553

1.08

1,499,231

0.11

(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:

15,149,553

1.08

4,754,195

0.34

 

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

200

4.312

Ordinary

Purchase

2,402

4.322

Ordinary

Purchase

730

4.326

Ordinary

Purchase

1,250

4.3

Ordinary

Purchase

842

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

1,400

4.363

Ordinary

Purchase

576

4.364

Ordinary

Purchase

1,250

4.301

Ordinary

Purchase

1,027

4.301

Ordinary

Purchase

404

4.301

Ordinary

Purchase

504

4.303

Ordinary

Purchase

378

4.303

Ordinary

Purchase

941

4.303

Ordinary

Purchase

17,810

4.3241898

Ordinary

Purchase

1250

4.38

Ordinary

Purchase

1,022

4.356

Ordinary

Purchase

2,296

4.276

Ordinary

Purchase

747

4.296

Ordinary

Purchase

1,026

4.293

Ordinary

Purchase

935

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

6,063

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

10

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

5,353

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

938

4.362

Ordinary

Purchase

1,197

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

1,071

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

2,677

4.295

Ordinary

Purchase

1,250

4.3

Ordinary

Purchase

2,402

4.315

Ordinary

Purchase

149

4.292

Ordinary

Purchase

702

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

255

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1249

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

524

4.277

Ordinary

Purchase

388

4.273

Ordinary

Purchase

1,862

4.321

Ordinary

Purchase

641

4.369

Ordinary

Purchase

286

4.369

Ordinary

Purchase

389

4.369

Ordinary

Purchase

167

4.369

Ordinary

Purchase

497

4.369

Ordinary

Purchase

500

4.278

Ordinary

Purchase

748

4.289

Ordinary

Purchase

731

4.288

Ordinary

Purchase

388

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

551

4.281

Ordinary

Purchase

508

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

530

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

149

4.279

Ordinary

Purchase

55

4.298

Ordinary

Purchase

695

4.299

Ordinary

Purchase

448

4.299

Ordinary

Purchase

150

4.299

Ordinary

Purchase

403

4.299

Ordinary

Purchase

756

4.286

Ordinary

Purchase

1,512

4.297

Ordinary

Purchase

2,211

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

385

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

901

4.334

Ordinary

Purchase

968

4.333

Ordinary

Purchase

755

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

624

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

117

4.282

Ordinary

Purchase

1,795

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

959

4.29

Ordinary

Purchase

507

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

24

4.283

Ordinary

Purchase

580

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

388

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

300

4.284

Ordinary

Purchase

985

4.297

Ordinary

Purchase

520

4.32

Ordinary

Purchase

56

4.302

Ordinary

Purchase

945

4.302

Ordinary

Purchase

583

4.3

Ordinary

Purchase

1,687

4.31

Ordinary

Purchase

1,625

4.309

Ordinary

Purchase

53,531

4.401

Ordinary

Purchase

3,004

4.302849

Ordinary

Purchase

1,063

4.312

Ordinary

Sale

159

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

1,272

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

123

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.393

Ordinary

Sale

920

4.324

Ordinary

Sale

2

4.337

Ordinary

Sale

611

4.399

Ordinary

Sale

412

4.399

Ordinary

Sale

834

4.348

Ordinary

Sale

1,275

4.314

Ordinary

Sale

282

4.395

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.321

Ordinary

Sale

101

4.321

Ordinary

Sale

840

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.3

Ordinary

Sale

534

4.307

Ordinary

Sale

1,207

4.364

Ordinary

Sale

1,260

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

1,245

4.367

Ordinary

Sale

832

4.358

Ordinary

Sale

826

4.394

Ordinary

Sale

306

4.359

Ordinary

Sale

159

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

1,338

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

535

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

1,179

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

188

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

627

4.302

Ordinary

Sale

842

4.308

Ordinary

Sale

834

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

2,011

4.307

Ordinary

Sale

411

4.392

Ordinary

Sale

415

4.392

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.356

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.395

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.356

Ordinary

Sale

558

4.355

Ordinary

Sale

1,664

4.356

Ordinary

Sale

1,071

4.356

Ordinary

Sale

505

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

851

4.338

Ordinary

Sale

55

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

11

4.4

Ordinary

Sale

832

4.362

Ordinary

Sale

832

4.358

Ordinary

Sale

210

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.296

Ordinary

Sale

11

4.399

Ordinary

Sale

831

4.399

Ordinary

Sale

983

4.362

Ordinary

Sale

267

4.362

Ordinary

Sale

404

4.309

Ordinary

Sale

813

4.4

Ordinary

Sale

552

4.356

Ordinary

Sale

160

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

742

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

1874

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

1,283

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

2,907

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

566

4.374

Ordinary

Sale

675

4.374

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.353

Ordinary

Sale

1,207

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

841

4.306

Ordinary

Sale

1

4.306

Ordinary

Sale

568

4.387

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

384

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

2,490

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

189

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

521

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

1,347

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.321

Ordinary

Sale

848

4.275

Ordinary

Sale

1,240

4.348

Ordinary

Sale

714

4.4

Ordinary

Sale

601

4.399

Ordinary

Sale

536

4.4

Ordinary

Sale

661

4.308

Ordinary

Sale

638

4.308

Ordinary

Sale

557

4.308

Ordinary

Sale

223

4.399

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

637

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

613

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

1,027

4.343

Ordinary

Sale

1,047

4.296

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.297

Ordinary

Sale

70

4.297

Ordinary

Sale

10

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

1,659

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

2789

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

1,138

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

2,946

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

2,240

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

2,800

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

588

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

244

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

4,335

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

1,857

4.317

Ordinary

Sale

68,027

4.3346532

Ordinary

Sale

1,467

4.378998

Ordinary

Sale

1,248

4.352

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

222

4.296

Ordinary

Sale

1,239

4.386

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.295

Ordinary

Sale

1,024

4.352

Ordinary

Sale

2,374

4.314

Ordinary

Sale

616

4.311

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.314

Ordinary

Sale

1,188

4.398

Ordinary

Sale

840

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.301

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.311

Ordinary

Sale

604

4.311

Ordinary

Sale

1,363

4.36

Ordinary

Sale

1,207

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

832

4.363

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.296

Ordinary

Sale

498

4.311

Ordinary

Sale

1,645

4.311

Ordinary

Sale

624

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

343

4.31

Ordinary

Sale

834

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

10,360

4.317

Ordinary

Sale

1,365

4.317

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.297

Ordinary

Sale

1,819

4.318

Ordinary

Sale

377

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

994

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

416

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

1,500

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

1,867

4.319

Ordinary

Sale

1,245

4.365

Ordinary

Sale

615

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

2

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

227

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

1,862

4.321

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

3,021

4.301

Ordinary

Sale

204

4.301

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.342

Ordinary

Sale

166

4.342

Ordinary

Sale

795

4.363

Ordinary

Sale

470

4.363

Ordinary

Sale

1,157

4.363

Ordinary

Sale

719

4.363

Ordinary

Sale

941

4.345

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

828

4.374

Ordinary

Sale

556

4.342

Ordinary

Sale

1,053

4.335

Ordinary

Sale

1,242

4.38

Ordinary

Sale

884

4.378

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.296

Ordinary

Sale

646

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

594

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

846

4.288

Ordinary

Sale

875

4.301

Ordinary

Sale

1,242

4.381

Ordinary

Sale

655

4.34

Ordinary

Sale

54

4.34

Ordinary

Sale

1696

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

704

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

889

4.374

Ordinary

Sale

790

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

472

4.374

Ordinary

Sale

419

4.296

Ordinary

Sale

874

4.358

Ordinary

Sale

438

4.286

Ordinary

Sale

546

4.286

Ordinary

Sale

446

4.36

Ordinary

Sale

90

4.287

Ordinary

Sale

756

4.287

Ordinary

Sale

846

4.286

Ordinary

Sale

1,248

4.355

Ordinary

Sale

232

4.365

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.296

Ordinary

Sale

6

4.365

Ordinary

Sale

878

4.342

Ordinary

Sale

838

4.326

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

828

4.382

Ordinary

Sale

838

4.331

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.353

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.353

Ordinary

Sale

834

4.349

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.371

Ordinary

Sale

995

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.299

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.304

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.296

Ordinary

Sale

859

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

427

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

548

4.375

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.304

Ordinary

Sale

13

4.304

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.313

Ordinary

Sale

621

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

223

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

1,467

4.378998

Ordinary

Sale

453

4.334

Ordinary

Sale

456

4.334

Ordinary

Sale

898

4.342

Ordinary

Sale

1,239

4.389

Ordinary

Sale

615

4.398

Ordinary

Sale

542

4.398

Ordinary

Sale

281

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

628

4.274

Ordinary

Sale

200

4.302

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

1,269

4.281

Ordinary

Sale

1,662

4.374

Ordinary

Sale

1,662

4.374

Ordinary

Sale

207

4.374

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

1,250

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.273

Ordinary

Sale

348

4.273

Ordinary

Sale

246

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

289

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

347

4.32

Ordinary

Sale

675

4.328

Ordinary

Sale

163

4.328

Ordinary

Sale

1,069

4.304

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.304

Ordinary

Sale

104

4.304

Ordinary

Sale

1,086

4.272

Ordinary

Sale

838

4.33

Ordinary

Sale

377

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

286

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

585

4.361

Ordinary

Sale

9,497

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

8,333

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

735

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

1,776

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

1,867

4.35

Ordinary

Sale

416

4.349

Ordinary

Sale

418

4.349

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.325

Ordinary

Sale

562

4.397

Ordinary

Sale

623

4.396

Ordinary

Sale

618

4.396

Ordinary

Sale

2,021

4.395

Ordinary

Sale

846

4.285

Ordinary

Sale

844

4.298

Ordinary

Sale

143

4.294

Ordinary

Sale

670

4.314

Ordinary

Sale

1,010

4.314

Ordinary

Sale

102

4.369

Ordinary

Sale

114

4.3625

Ordinary

Sale

114

4.3685

Ordinary

Sale

75

4.356

Ordinary

Sale

4

4.312

Ordinary

Sale

500

4.312

Ordinary

Sale

846

4.288

Ordinary

Sale

76

4.296

Total Purchases

147,697

Total Sales

309,685

 

(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

 

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(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"

 

 

 

 

(c) Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

 

 

Date of disclosure:

09/03/2015

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.

 

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