8th Feb 2006 09:39
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)8 February 2006Friends Provident plc announces the transfer of 20,326 treasury shares to theTrustees of the Friends Provident plc Share Incentive Plan (SIP) at a price of‚£2.0035 per share on 7 February 2006 to satisfy its obligation to issue sharesto SIP participants in January 2006. The Company has received notification fromthe following persons discharging managerial responsibilities, including theexecutive directors of the Company, that of the 20,326 shares acquired by theTrustees, they have each acquired shares through the SIP as follows:DIRECTORSName Shares Purchased on 7 Shares beneficially held February 2006 following purchase A R G Gunn 62 38,901 K Satchell 62 32,096 OTHER PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITYName Shares Purchased on 7 Shares beneficially held February 2006 following purchase S J Clamp 62 3,403 A P Jackson 62 7,139 J R McIver 62 7,627 R Sepe 62 5,083 J Stevens 62 9,438 P T Tunnicliffe 62 8,578 Executive directors of Friends Provident plc participating in the SIP are to beregarded as interested in 9,838 shares out of the 1,999,620 shares held by thetrustees of the 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 39,838,427shares are held in treasury.Enquiries: Gordon Ellis, Group Secretary 01306 653087ENDFRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCRelated Shares:
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