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Treasury Shares and notification of interests of directors/persons dischargingmanagerial responsibility and connected persons pursuant to DR 3.1.4 R(1)(a)and DR 3.1.4 R(1)(b)7 December 2005Friends Provident plc announces the transfer of 18,850 treasury shares to theTrustees of the Friends Provident plc Share Incentive Plan (SIP) at a price of‚£1.9305 per share on 7 December 2005 to satisfy its obligation to issue sharesto SIP participants in November 2005. The Company has received notificationfrom the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities, includingthe executive directors of the Company, that of the 18,850 shares acquired bythe Trustees, they have each acquired shares through the SIP as follows:DIRECTORSName Shares Purchased on Shares beneficially held following purchase 7 December 2005 A R G Gunn 65 38,773 K Satchell 65 31,968 OTHER PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITYName Shares Purchased on Shares beneficially held following purchase 7 December 2005 S J Clamp 65 3,275 A P Jackson 65 7,011 J R McIver 65 7,499 R Sepe 65 4,955 J Stevens 65 9,310 P T Tunnicliffe 65 8,450 The executive directors of Friends Provident participating in SIP, togetherwith other participants, are to be regarded as interested in the 1,973,374shares held by the trustees of SIP.Following the transfer of the above treasury shares, the issued share capitalof the Company is 2,139,144,959 ordinary shares of 10p each of which 40,246,856shares are held in treasury.Enquiries: Gordon Ellis, Group Secretary 01306 653087ENDFRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCRelated Shares:
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