2nd Dec 2014 12:31
FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)
PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN
EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY (“RI”) STATUS (OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)
1. KEY INFORMATION
| (a) | Name of exempt principal trader: | BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD | |||
| (b) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | FRIENDS LIFE GROUP LIMITED | |||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||
| (c) | Name of the party to the offer with which exempt | FRIENDS LIFE GROUP LIMITED | |||
| principal trader is connected | |||||
| (d) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 1 December 2014 | |||
| (e) | Has the EPT previously disclosed, or is it | YES: | |||
| today disclosing, under the Code in respect | AVIVA PLC | ||||
| of any other party to this offer? |
2. POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(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: | ORD | ||||||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||||||
| and/or controlled: | 3,635,369 | 0.26% | 1,342,016 | 0.10% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 1,073,485 | 0.08% | 2,275,519 | 0.16% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| (4) | |||||||||||
| TOTAL: | 4,708,854 | 0.33% | 3,617,535 | 0.26% | |||||||
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of any open derivative or option positions, 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 executive options)
| Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: | |
| Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: |
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(b), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
(a) Purchases and sales
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| ORD | Purchase | 17 | 3.6541 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24 | 3.6545 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 71 | 3.6535 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 495 | 3.6630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 495 | 3.6680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 548 | 3.6810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 664 | 3.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 724 | 3.6770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 766 | 3.6540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 791 | 3.6620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 826 | 3.6790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,008 | 3.6590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,117 | 3.6660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,144 | 3.6505 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,154 | 3.6840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,304 | 3.6740 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,401 | 3.6480 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,575 | 3.6760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,652 | 3.6690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,400 | 3.6560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,528 | 3.6830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,872 | 3.6670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,435 | 3.6820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 3,826 | 3.6710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,126 | 3.6592 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,773 | 3.6510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 5,976 | 3.6570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 6,530 | 3.6520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,076 | 3.6635 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 20,080 | 3.6567 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 24,429 | 3.6616 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,351 | 3.6653 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 25,356 | 3.6596 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 40,577 | 3.6608 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 17 | 3.6541 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 24 | 3.6545 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 71 | 3.6535 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 495 | 3.6630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 495 | 3.6680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 548 | 3.6810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 664 | 3.6635 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 664 | 3.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 724 | 3.6770 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 766 | 3.6540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 791 | 3.6620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 826 | 3.6790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,008 | 3.6590 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,117 | 3.6660 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,144 | 3.6505 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,154 | 3.6840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,304 | 3.6740 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,401 | 3.6480 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,575 | 3.6760 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,652 | 3.6690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,528 | 3.6830 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,872 | 3.6670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,435 | 3.6820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 3,826 | 3.6710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,400 | 3.6643 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,773 | 3.6510 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,976 | 3.6570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,426 | 3.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 6,530 | 3.6520 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 8,437 | 3.6849 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,463 | 3.6751 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,446 | 3.6656 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 20,772 | 3.6852 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 21,658 | 3.6621 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 23,051 | 3.6853 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 34,990 | 3.6578 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 48,276 | 3.6714 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 53,699 | 3.6450 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 53,699 | 3.6615 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 71,686 | 3.6632 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 92,989 | 3.6560 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 196,781 | 3.6836 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 22,361 | 3.6654 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 16,217 | 3.6703 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 99,847 | 3.6676 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 318,666 | 3.6919 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 200 | 3.6765 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 6,964 | 3.6606 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 22,318 | 3.6591 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 318,666 | 3.6919 GBP |
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(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) Exercising
| Class of relevant security | Product description e.g. call option | 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) |
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
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 exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” |
| NONE |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader 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” |
| NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 2 Dec 2014 | ||
| Contact name: | Rajesh Muthanna | ||
| Telephone number: | 020 3555 4634 |
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 dealing 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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