16th Dec 2014 11:54
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: | 15 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: | 5,448,343 | 0.39% | 1,129,463 | 0.08% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 834,756 | 0.06% | 2,943,182 | 0.21% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 6,283,099 | 0.45% | 4,072,645 | 0.29% | |||||||
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 | 231 | 3.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 294 | 3.5020 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 340 | 3.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 348 | 3.5840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 371 | 3.5620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 376 | 3.5610 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 378 | 3.5690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 398 | 3.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 403 | 3.5480 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 439 | 3.5860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 445 | 3.5730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 476 | 3.5890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 568 | 3.5980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 610 | 3.5740 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 634 | 3.5880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 663 | 3.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 817 | 3.5630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 819 | 3.5710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 837 | 3.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,007 | 3.5930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,036 | 3.5680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,050 | 3.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,154 | 3.5720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,167 | 3.5970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,543 | 3.5780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 2,968 | 3.5670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 4,204 | 3.5704 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 8,854 | 3.5514 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,856 | 3.5790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,928 | 3.6014 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 15,250 | 3.4980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 26,142 | 3.5641 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 44,127 | 3.5462 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 140 | 3.5920 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 231 | 3.5750 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 238 | 3.5890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 254 | 3.5790 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 340 | 3.5650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 348 | 3.5840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 371 | 3.5620 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 376 | 3.5610 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 378 | 3.5690 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 398 | 3.5700 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 403 | 3.5480 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 439 | 3.5860 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 445 | 3.5730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 568 | 3.5980 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 610 | 3.5740 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 634 | 3.5880 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 663 | 3.5950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 817 | 3.5630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 819 | 3.5710 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 837 | 3.6000 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 938 | 3.5646 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,007 | 3.5930 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,036 | 3.5680 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,050 | 3.6050 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,154 | 3.5720 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,167 | 3.5970 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,543 | 3.5780 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,702 | 3.5672 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,968 | 3.5670 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,204 | 3.5703 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 4,727 | 3.5677 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 5,657 | 3.5448 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 13,840 | 3.5792 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,571 | 3.5676 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 18,781 | 3.5739 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 26,376 | 3.5441 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 49,826 | 3.5868 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 | 600 | 3.5696 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,320 | 3.5814 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 3,337 | 3.5193 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 10,855 | 3.5845 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 15,521 | 3.5162 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 26,000 | 3.5671 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 33,487 | 3.5816 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 35,458 | 3.5841 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 13,928 | 3.6014 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 19,372 | 3.5049 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 26,477 | 3.5680 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 33,568 | 3.5679 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: | 16 Dec 2014 | ||
| Contact name: | Jay Supaya | ||
| Telephone number: | 0207 773 0635 |
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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