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Form 8.3 - Friends Life Group Ltd

25th Mar 2015 12:17

RNS Number : 4419I

Societe Generale SA

25 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	24/03/2015
(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:	19,967,842	1.42	1,082,963	0.08
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	0	0.00	3,666,576	0.26
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	19,967,842	1.42	4,749,539	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	1635	4.345
Ordinary	Purchase	265	4.345
Ordinary	Purchase	1635	4.345
Ordinary	Purchase	1128	4.347
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.317
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.317
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1166	4.308
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.304
Ordinary	Purchase	737	4.318
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	698	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	854	4.316
Ordinary	Purchase	3273	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	19	4.309
Ordinary	Purchase	894	4.309
Ordinary	Purchase	616	4.321
Ordinary	Purchase	844	4.34
Ordinary	Purchase	190	4.368
Ordinary	Purchase	532	4.33
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.344
Ordinary	Purchase	168	4.31
Ordinary	Purchase	771	4.321
Ordinary	Purchase	97	4.321
Ordinary	Purchase	1016	4.31
Ordinary	Purchase	4	4.317
Ordinary	Purchase	6073	4.347148
Ordinary	Purchase	910	4.319
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.321
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	842	4.348
Ordinary	Purchase	135	4.345
Ordinary	Purchase	443	4.345
Ordinary	Purchase	308	4.345
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	432	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	4301	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	4651	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	1238	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	1072	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	1340	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	178	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	12571	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	3402	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	25169	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	52	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	3406	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.355
Ordinary	Purchase	1300	4.356
Ordinary	Purchase	1295	4.363
Ordinary	Purchase	541	4.363
Ordinary	Purchase	4335	4.3092434
Ordinary	Purchase	324	4.348
Ordinary	Purchase	1382	4.349
Ordinary	Purchase	603	4.348
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.32
Ordinary	Purchase	848	4.32
Ordinary	Purchase	755	4.318
Ordinary	Purchase	220	4.318
Ordinary	Purchase	37	4.363
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.362
Ordinary	Purchase	868	4.321
Ordinary	Purchase	455	4.321011
Ordinary	Purchase	213	4.347
Ordinary	Purchase	1050	4.347
Ordinary	Purchase	457	4.344
Ordinary	Purchase	486	4.321
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.312
Ordinary	Purchase	420	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	516	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	213	4.346
Ordinary	Purchase	867	4.329
Ordinary	Purchase	404	4.329
Ordinary	Purchase	305	4.329
Ordinary	Purchase	846	4.329
Ordinary	Purchase	846	4.327
Ordinary	Purchase	161	4.314
Ordinary	Purchase	1111	4.314
Ordinary	Purchase	124	4.345
Ordinary	Purchase	1269	4.322
Ordinary	Purchase	1126	4.307
Ordinary	Purchase	1832	4.3080022
Ordinary	Purchase	1029	4.323
Ordinary	Purchase	848	4.319
Ordinary	Purchase	1040	4.37
Ordinary	Purchase	129	4.37
Ordinary	Purchase	565	4.37
Ordinary	Purchase	140	4.37
Ordinary	Purchase	643	4.348
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.348
Ordinary	Purchase	1297	4.349
Ordinary	Purchase	3364	4.349
Ordinary	Purchase	2161	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	2000	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	2000	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	844	4.341
Ordinary	Purchase	1197	4.315
Ordinary	Purchase	499	4.315
Ordinary	Purchase	1106	4.315
Ordinary	Purchase	1041	4.306
Ordinary	Purchase	1900	4.341
Ordinary	Purchase	1901	4.34
Ordinary	Purchase	962	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.343
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.318
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.318
Ordinary	Purchase	949	4.318
Ordinary	Purchase	70500	4.345775
Ordinary	Purchase	359	4.308
Ordinary	Purchase	1247	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	900	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	347	4.305
Ordinary	Purchase	849	4.308
Ordinary	Purchase	526	4.309
Ordinary	Purchase	480	4.309
Ordinary	Purchase	848	4.319
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.319
Ordinary	Purchase	1060	4.319
Ordinary	Purchase	44605	4.321959
Ordinary	Purchase	344	4.31
Ordinary	Purchase	878	4.31
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.315
Ordinary	Purchase	2000	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	1289	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	711	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	308	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	308	4.342
Ordinary	Purchase	197	4.345
Ordinary	Purchase	519	4.343
Ordinary	Purchase	669	4.343
Ordinary	Purchase	581	4.343
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.324
Ordinary	Purchase	904	4.318
Ordinary	Purchase	172	4.371
Ordinary	Purchase	1250	4.355
Ordinary	Purchase	165	4.321
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.323
Ordinary	Sale	1,212	4.318
Ordinary	Sale	576	4.351
Ordinary	Sale	1	4.344
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.344
Ordinary	Sale	8	4.299
Ordinary	Sale	239	4.298
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.299
Ordinary	Sale	197	4.298
Ordinary	Sale	510	4.298
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.304
Ordinary	Sale	510	4.304
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.304
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.304
Ordinary	Sale	2,166	4.31
Ordinary	Sale	3,645	4.344
Ordinary	Sale	3,645	4.344
Ordinary	Sale	890	4.289
Ordinary	Sale	1,680	4.339
Ordinary	Sale	479	4.359
Ordinary	Sale	1,718	4.31
Ordinary	Sale	4,788	4.31
Ordinary	Sale	1,573	4.339
Ordinary	Sale	1,350	4.344
Ordinary	Sale	622	4.314
Ordinary	Sale	793	4.314
Ordinary	Sale	7	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	905	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	1,347	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	105	4.341
Ordinary	Sale	23	4.341
Ordinary	Sale	456	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	679	4.341
Ordinary	Sale	470	4.341
Ordinary	Sale	287	4.341
Ordinary	Sale	1,072	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	2,680	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	1,072	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	147	4.293
Ordinary	Sale	853	4.293
Ordinary	Sale	2,680	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.293
Ordinary	Sale	7,702	4.348
Ordinary	Sale	1,331	4.359
Ordinary	Sale	1,295	4.363
Ordinary	Sale	1,382	4.349
Ordinary	Sale	1,153	4.319
Ordinary	Sale	283	4.363
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.363
Ordinary	Sale	1,202	4.364
Ordinary	Sale	89	4.364
Ordinary	Sale	1,258	4.366
Ordinary	Sale	1,347	4.367
Ordinary	Sale	1,259	4.368
Ordinary	Sale	998	4.312
Ordinary	Sale	1,364	4.369
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.293
Ordinary	Sale	1,749	4.312
Ordinary	Sale	985	4.315
Ordinary	Sale	1,712	4.314
Ordinary	Sale	1,410	4.318
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.319
Ordinary	Sale	867	4.329
Ordinary	Sale	1,111	4.314
Ordinary	Sale	798	4.349
Ordinary	Sale	583	4.349
Ordinary	Sale	374	4.309
Ordinary	Sale	977	4.309
Ordinary	Sale	1,885	4.31
Ordinary	Sale	124	4.31
Ordinary	Sale	1,211	4.309
Ordinary	Sale	293	4.322
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.309
Ordinary	Sale	2,335	4.309
Ordinary	Sale	1,350	4.344
Ordinary	Sale	1	4.344
Ordinary	Sale	1,268	4.348
Ordinary	Sale	936	4.31
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.317
Ordinary	Sale	1,240	4.369
Ordinary	Sale	129	4.37
Ordinary	Sale	1,150	4.37
Ordinary	Sale	1,277	4.371
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.317
Ordinary	Sale	1,297	4.349
Ordinary	Sale	1,301	4.373
Ordinary	Sale	2,039	4.338
Ordinary	Sale	1	4.338
Ordinary	Sale	1,674	4.318
Ordinary	Sale	2,550	4.303
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.307
Ordinary	Sale	2,121	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	1,902	4.342
Ordinary	Sale	10,317	4.3526451
Ordinary	Sale	1,607	4.344
Ordinary	Sale	1,351	4.348
Ordinary	Sale	578	4.348
Ordinary	Sale	5,286	4.348
Ordinary	Sale	7,722	4.3103898
Ordinary	Sale	925	4.34
Ordinary	Sale	170	4.317
Ordinary	Sale	731	4.317
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.317
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.315
Ordinary	Sale	53,606	4.32
Ordinary	Sale	53,606	4.344
	Total purchases	293,872
	Total sales	245,758

(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:	25/03/2015
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

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