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Form 8.3 - Friends Life Group Ltd

16th Mar 2015 14:42

RNS Number : 5572H

Societe Generale SA

16 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	13/03/2015
(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:	19,896,959	1.41	997,440	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:	19,896,959	1.41	4,252,404	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	880	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.184
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	585	4.139
Ordinary	Purchase	535	4.139
Ordinary	Purchase	530	4.139
Ordinary	Purchase	567	4.139
Ordinary	Purchase	779	4.138
Ordinary	Purchase	879	4.137
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,235	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	880	4.15
Ordinary	Purchase	2,487	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	550	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	815	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	464	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	3,815	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	464	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	976	4.183
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.145
Ordinary	Purchase	59	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	531	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	294	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	964	4.13
Ordinary	Purchase	57	4.191
Ordinary	Purchase	56	4.191
Ordinary	Purchase	152	4.191
Ordinary	Purchase	752	4.191
Ordinary	Purchase	1,948	4.137
Ordinary	Purchase	630	4.141
Ordinary	Purchase	332	4.141
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.185
Ordinary	Purchase	775	4.185
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.209
Ordinary	Purchase	805	4.209
Ordinary	Purchase	732	4.134
Ordinary	Purchase	2,391	4.134
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	620	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	400	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	1,284	4.138
Ordinary	Purchase	946	4.18
Ordinary	Purchase	848	4.179
Ordinary	Purchase	215	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	1,967	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	543	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	983	4.132
Ordinary	Purchase	888	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	12,025	4.1681098
Ordinary	Purchase	622	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	790	4.166
Ordinary	Purchase	928	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	1,117	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	961	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	1,000	4.133
Ordinary	Purchase	917	4.133
Ordinary	Purchase	917	4.133
Ordinary	Purchase	2,017	4.1336639
Ordinary	Purchase	456	4.167
Ordinary	Purchase	80,299	4.126
Ordinary	Purchase	53,532	4.149
Ordinary	Purchase	1	4.148000
Ordinary	Sale	497	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	676	4.169
Ordinary	Sale	322	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	1,051	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	113	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	272	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	1,436	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	96	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	426	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	517	4.139
Ordinary	Sale	725	4.139
Ordinary	Sale	852	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	136	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.166
Ordinary	Sale	249	4.183
Ordinary	Sale	852	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	1,209	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	72	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	1,067	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	214	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	339	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	517	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	698	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	94	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	337	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.182
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	9,073	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	2,399	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	371	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	98	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	387	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	854	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	856	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	458	4.134
Ordinary	Sale	43,728	4.1454725
Ordinary	Sale	856	4.146
Ordinary	Sale	701	4.156
Ordinary	Sale	856	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.141
Ordinary	Sale	204	4.141
Ordinary	Sale	635	4.142
Ordinary	Sale	219	4.141
Ordinary	Sale	527	4.182
Ordinary	Sale	565	4.182
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	3,980	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	631	4.135
Ordinary	Sale	856	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	3,753	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	535	4.191
Ordinary	Sale	48	4.191
Ordinary	Sale	535	4.191
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	12,581	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	3,527	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	2,195	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	1	4.191
Ordinary	Sale	487	4.191
Ordinary	Sale	173	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	12,548	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	2,677	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	1,071	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	33	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	535	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	7,457	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	421	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	1,070	4.191
Ordinary	Sale	852	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.159
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	739	4.141
Ordinary	Sale	1,620	4.141
Ordinary	Sale	1,224	4.138
Ordinary	Sale	854	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	269	4.204
Ordinary	Sale	100	4.204
Ordinary	Sale	150	4.204
Ordinary	Sale	597	4.204
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.19
Ordinary	Sale	93	4.155
Ordinary	Sale	761	4.155
Ordinary	Sale	514	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	338	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	438	4.128
Ordinary	Sale	1,389	4.128
Ordinary	Sale	429	4.1420047
Ordinary	Sale	958	4.18
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.128
Ordinary	Sale	2,500	4.179
Ordinary	Sale	848	4.182
Ordinary	Sale	646	4.182
Ordinary	Sale	590	4.182
Ordinary	Sale	406	4.182
Ordinary	Sale	2,395	4.217
Ordinary	Sale	728	4.134
Ordinary	Sale	481	4.1339917
Ordinary	Sale	410	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	103	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	1,272	4.18
Ordinary	Sale	591	4.181
Ordinary	Sale	759	4.181
Ordinary	Sale	549	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	14	4.119
Ordinary	Sale	100	4.119
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.118
Ordinary	Sale	311	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	86	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	29	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	620	4.213
Ordinary	Sale	596	4.213
Ordinary	Sale	838	4.213
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.161
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.147
Ordinary	Sale	515	4.162
Ordinary	Sale	337	4.162
Ordinary	Sale	7,769	4.1391633
Ordinary	Sale	1,218	4.203
Ordinary	Sale	157	4.203
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.145
Ordinary	Sale	356	4.145
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	13	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	848	4.179
Ordinary	Sale	468	4.13
Ordinary	Sale	2	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	2,387	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	650	4.139
Ordinary	Sale	2,439	4.139
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	409	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	517	4.139
Ordinary	Sale	580	4.118
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.118
Ordinary	Sale	100	4.118
Ordinary	Sale	518	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	791	4.184
Ordinary	Sale	1,316	4.184
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.138
Ordinary	Sale	34	4.138
Ordinary	Sale	856	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	895	4.138
Ordinary	Sale	150	4.138
Ordinary	Sale	25	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	548	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	307	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.161
Ordinary	Sale	580	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	58	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	613	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	4,431	4.1287949
Ordinary	Sale	225	4.161
Ordinary	Sale	1,636	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	154	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	5,816	4.137
Ordinary	Sale	1,281	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	21	4.138
Ordinary	Sale	1	4.230942
	Total purchases	205,945
	Total sales	229,597

(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:	16/03/2015
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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