LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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: | 19 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: | 5,503,555 | 0.39% | 1,337,656 | 0.09% | |||||||
| (2) | Derivatives (other than | ||||||||||
| options): | 953,237 | 0.07% | 2,905,312 | 0.21% | |||||||
| (3) | Options and agreements to | ||||||||||
| purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||
| TOTAL: | 6,456,792 | 0.46% | 4,242,968 | 0.30% | |||||||
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 | 173 | 3.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 184 | 3.6840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 206 | 3.7120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 214 | 3.6730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 224 | 3.7280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 236 | 3.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 243 | 3.7430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 287 | 3.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 328 | 3.7039 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 391 | 3.7080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 416 | 3.7290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 505 | 3.7320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 619 | 3.7330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 625 | 3.6630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 674 | 3.6580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 710 | 3.6570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 744 | 3.6540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 751 | 3.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 751 | 3.6820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 843 | 3.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 843 | 3.7310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 948 | 3.6640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,087 | 3.6698 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,125 | 3.6810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,177 | 3.6979 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 1,208 | 3.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 9,565 | 3.6744 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 10,891 | 3.6806 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 11,509 | 3.6890 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 13,719 | 3.7092 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 41,493 | 3.7260 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Purchase | 51,585 | 3.7207 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 173 | 3.7150 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 184 | 3.6840 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 185 | 3.7490 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 206 | 3.7120 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 214 | 3.6730 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 224 | 3.7280 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 236 | 3.7200 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 243 | 3.7430 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 287 | 3.6850 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 374 | 3.7414 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 391 | 3.7080 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 416 | 3.7290 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 505 | 3.7320 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 582 | 3.6540 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 619 | 3.7330 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 625 | 3.6630 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 674 | 3.6580 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 710 | 3.6570 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 751 | 3.6550 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 751 | 3.6820 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 843 | 3.6950 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 843 | 3.7310 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 948 | 3.6640 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,087 | 3.6698 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,125 | 3.6810 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,208 | 3.6650 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,257 | 3.6586 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 1,696 | 3.6759 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 2,769 | 3.6527 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 16,146 | 3.7036 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 47,403 | 3.6885 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 63,739 | 3.6858 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 84,777 | 3.7217 GBP | ||||
| ORD | Sale | 101,429 | 3.7260 GBP |
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||||
| security | securities | ||||||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 2,671 | 3.6736 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 8,146 | 3.7166 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 13,983 | 3.6697 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Long | 71,388 | 3.6859 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Long | 95,110 | 3.7252 GBP | |||||
| ORD | CFD | Short | 801 | 3.6634 GBP | |||||
| ORD | SWAP | Short | 14,362 | 3.6847 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
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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” |
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NONE |
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
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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” |
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NONE |
(c) Attachments
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||
| Date of disclosure: | 22 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 monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. 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.