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Form 8.3 - Friends Life Group Ltd

1st Apr 2015 13:41

RNS Number : 1972J

Societe Generale SA

01 April 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	31/03/2015
(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:	14,937,681	1.06	980,503	0.07
(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:	14,937,681	1.06	4,647,079	0.33

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	741	4.141
Ordinary	Purchase	490	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	888	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	474	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	900	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	39	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,797	4.179
Ordinary	Purchase	87	4.112
Ordinary	Purchase	1,518	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	902	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,452	4.182
Ordinary	Purchase	884	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	886	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	1,186	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	279	4.195
Ordinary	Purchase	670	4.195
Ordinary	Purchase	861	4.202
Ordinary	Purchase	340	4.202
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.159
Ordinary	Purchase	401	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	900	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	214	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	664	4.197
Ordinary	Purchase	1,160	4.197
Ordinary	Purchase	945	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	273	4.147
Ordinary	Purchase	375	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	875	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	161	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	132	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	528	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	900	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	258	4.163
Ordinary	Purchase	534	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	878	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	683	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,106	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	407	4.137
Ordinary	Purchase	1,626	4.138
Ordinary	Purchase	1,287	4.137
Ordinary	Purchase	1,810	4.119
Ordinary	Purchase	117	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	765	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,278	4.113
Ordinary	Purchase	501	4.113
Ordinary	Purchase	1,757	4.111
Ordinary	Purchase	1,650	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	1,827	4.107
Ordinary	Purchase	886	4.138
Ordinary	Purchase	150	4.2
Ordinary	Purchase	1,097	4.2
Ordinary	Purchase	6	4.198
Ordinary	Purchase	880	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	32	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	1,161	4.171
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,099	4.162
Ordinary	Purchase	781	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	356	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	620	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	908	4.192
Ordinary	Purchase	909	4.191
Ordinary	Purchase	840	4.19
Ordinary	Purchase	1,736	4.106
Ordinary	Purchase	1,359	4.103
Ordinary	Purchase	1,195	4.123
Ordinary	Purchase	1,126	4.127
Ordinary	Purchase	5,361	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	5,361	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	1,957	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,144	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	5,361	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	878	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	104	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,146	4.174
Ordinary	Purchase	1,155	4.1290043
Ordinary	Purchase	287	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	5,924	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	12,647	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	4,439	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	327	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	5,361	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	2,680	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	5,361	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	1,251	4.204
Ordinary	Purchase	3,000	4.201
Ordinary	Purchase	2,234	4.201
Ordinary	Purchase	1,147	4.134
Ordinary	Purchase	625	4.134
Ordinary	Purchase	1,779	4.103
Ordinary	Purchase	1,030	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	931	4.16
Ordinary	Purchase	1,135	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.16
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	1,245	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	1,033	4.136
Ordinary	Purchase	631	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	2,395	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	389	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	489	4.176
Ordinary	Purchase	1,010	4.129
Ordinary	Purchase	429	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	511	4.178
Ordinary	Purchase	1,196	4.145
Ordinary	Purchase	1,173	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	498	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	631	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	630	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	894	4.18
Ordinary	Purchase	1,317	4.173
Ordinary	Purchase	651	4.141
Ordinary	Purchase	233	4.141
Ordinary	Purchase	62	4.141
Ordinary	Purchase	897	4.177
Ordinary	Purchase	882	4.155
Ordinary	Purchase	1,760	4.163
Ordinary	Purchase	886	4.139
Ordinary	Purchase	41,111	4.1442346
Ordinary	Purchase	470	4.179
Ordinary	Purchase	449	4.179
Ordinary	Purchase	395	4.179
Ordinary	Purchase	529	4.142
Ordinary	Purchase	539	4.142
Ordinary	Purchase	1,237	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	1,351	4.153
Ordinary	Purchase	426	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	521	4.142
Ordinary	Purchase	617	4.146
Ordinary	Purchase	910	4.17
Ordinary	Purchase	201	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	693	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	1,344	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	1,296	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	639	4.151
Ordinary	Purchase	729	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	500	4.179
Ordinary	Purchase	352	4.152
Ordinary	Purchase	149	4.165
Ordinary	Purchase	440	4.165
Ordinary	Purchase	291	4.165
Ordinary	Purchase	520	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	614	4.14
Ordinary	Purchase	1,112	4.198
Ordinary	Purchase	876	4.184
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.117
Ordinary	Purchase	540	4.138
Ordinary	Purchase	577	4.138
Ordinary	Purchase	641	4.138
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.127
Ordinary	Purchase	300	4.127
Ordinary	Purchase	1,464	4.168
Ordinary	Purchase	42	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	418	4.143
Ordinary	Purchase	1,080	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	1,041	4.144
Ordinary	Purchase	1,317	4.169
Ordinary	Purchase	878	4.172
Ordinary	Purchase	1,686	4.085
Ordinary	Purchase	1,250	4.13
Ordinary	Purchase	1,163	4.131
Ordinary	Purchase	717	4.092
Ordinary	Purchase	331	4.092
Ordinary	Purchase	1,909	4.137
Ordinary	Purchase	679	4.137
Ordinary	Purchase	1,226	4.137
Ordinary	Purchase	880	4.163
Ordinary	Purchase	1,299	4.116
Ordinary	Purchase	201	4.116
Ordinary	Purchase	472	4.116
Ordinary	Purchase	962	4.16
Ordinary	Purchase	14,693	4.1687348
Ordinary	Purchase	53,606	4.118
Ordinary	Purchase	26,803	4.115108
Ordinary	Purchase	1,668	4.146498
Ordinary	Purchase	604	4.138
Ordinary	Purchase	100,000	4.217809
Ordinary	Purchase	185,772	4.217809
Ordinary	Purchase	94,654	4.140093
Ordinary	Sale	2,257	4.182
Ordinary	Sale	3,492	4.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.202
Ordinary	Sale	7,255	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	10,000	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	438	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	926	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.119
Ordinary	Sale	890	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	444	4.119
Ordinary	Sale	543	4.119
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.121
Ordinary	Sale	890	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	926	4.167
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.112
Ordinary	Sale	814	4.138
Ordinary	Sale	1,081	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	279	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	5	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	1	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	670	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	89	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	1,061	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	536	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	259	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	664	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	447	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	1,308	4.2
Ordinary	Sale	997	4.197
Ordinary	Sale	1,251	4.171
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.171
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	465	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	1,240	4.123
Ordinary	Sale	2,600	4.175
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.162
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.162
Ordinary	Sale	1,836	4.197
Ordinary	Sale	2,600	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	926	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	2,619	4.195
Ordinary	Sale	1,340	4.191
Ordinary	Sale	1,427	4.097
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.132
Ordinary	Sale	1,447	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	585	4.116
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.116
Ordinary	Sale	665	4.116
Ordinary	Sale	400	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	1,002	4.113
Ordinary	Sale	981	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	269	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	674	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	326	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	2,062	4.175
Ordinary	Sale	2,062	4.175
Ordinary	Sale	1,295	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	705	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	1,540	4.13
Ordinary	Sale	1,336	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	3,566	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	7,839	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	590	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	657	4.149
Ordinary	Sale	1,789	4.175
Ordinary	Sale	268	4.191
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	652	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	926	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	1,557	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	1,688	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	8,879	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	9,571	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	1,204	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	1,688	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	461	4.136
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.202
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.118
Ordinary	Sale	1,889	4.127
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.126
Ordinary	Sale	329	4.124
Ordinary	Sale	532	4.124
Ordinary	Sale	100	4.124
Ordinary	Sale	1,628	4.12
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.174
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	451	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	85	4.144
Ordinary	Sale	666	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.115
Ordinary	Sale	2,131	4.17
Ordinary	Sale	104	4.17
Ordinary	Sale	2,800	4.128
Ordinary	Sale	747	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	2,000	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	590	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	705	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	576	4.119
Ordinary	Sale	8,173	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	691	4.205
Ordinary	Sale	677	4.203
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.135
Ordinary	Sale	2,130	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	2,722	4.11
Ordinary	Sale	903	4.171
Ordinary	Sale	194	4.171
Ordinary	Sale	926	4.171
Ordinary	Sale	184	4.171
Ordinary	Sale	3,393	4.184
Ordinary	Sale	6,587	4.1334477
Ordinary	Sale	36	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	2,072	4.179
Ordinary	Sale	2,908	4.153
Ordinary	Sale	10	4.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.151
Ordinary	Sale	536	4.14
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	970	4.173
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.152
Ordinary	Sale	892	4.107
Ordinary	Sale	898	4.118
Ordinary	Sale	500	4.119
Ordinary	Sale	2,082	4.161
Ordinary	Sale	769	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	552	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	774	4.164
Ordinary	Sale	2,084	4.165
Ordinary	Sale	4	4.139
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.091
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.202
Ordinary	Sale	1,732	4.176
Ordinary	Sale	5,396	4.177
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.131
Ordinary	Sale	419	4.104
Ordinary	Sale	1,285	4.104
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.199
Ordinary	Sale	332	4.199
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.126
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.126
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.168
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.122
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.163
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.113
Ordinary	Sale	172	4.114
Ordinary	Sale	1,487	4.114
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.123
Ordinary	Sale	1,861	4.143
Ordinary	Sale	474	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	654	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	527	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.131
Ordinary	Sale	685	4.131
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.131
Ordinary	Sale	1,660	4.133
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.133
Ordinary	Sale	1,667	4.134
Ordinary	Sale	2	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	1,050	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	152	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.206
Ordinary	Sale	133	4.135
Ordinary	Sale	1,364	4.135
Ordinary	Sale	1,651	4.134
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.132
Ordinary	Sale	383	4.132
Ordinary	Sale	253	4.132
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.121
Ordinary	Sale	1,250	4.108
Ordinary	Sale	774	4.1
Ordinary	Sale	639	4.133
Ordinary	Sale	981	4.133
Ordinary	Sale	981	4.133
Ordinary	Sale	310	4.148
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.148
Ordinary	Sale	4,822	4.1599647
Ordinary	Sale	1,000	4.148
Ordinary	Sale	2,582	4.172
Ordinary	Sale	32	4.129
Ordinary	Sale	94,654	4.117873
Ordinary	Sale	100,000	4.22
Ordinary	Sale	185,772	4.21344
	Total purchases	735,818
	Total sales	636,396

(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:	01/04/2015
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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