8th Aug 2008 11:45
Notification of interests of directors/persons discharging managerial responsibility and connected persons pursuant to DTR 3.1.4 R(1)
8 August 2008
Friends Provident plc announces the transfer of 45,342 treasury shares from the Treasury Shares Account to the trustees of the Friends Provident plc Share Incentive Plan (SIP) at a price of ‚£0.8676 per share to satisfy the obligation to issue shares to SIP participants in July 2008.
On 7 August, the Company received notifications from the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities, including an executive director of the Company, that, of the 45,342 ordinary shares of 10p acquired by the Trustees, they have each acquired shares through the SIP as follows:
DIRECTORName Shares purchased on Total no. of shares held 6 August 2008 by directors and Connected Persons A R G Gunn 144 123,083
The executive director of Friends Provident plc participating in the SIP is to be regarded as interested in 7,340 shares out of the 2,170,193 shares held by the trustees of the SIP.
OTHER PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Name Shares purchased on Total number of shares held by persons 6 August 2008 discharging managerial responsibilities and Connected Persons S J Clamp 144 6,125 B Harrison 144 28,462 A P Jackson 144 10,889 R Sepe 144 28,395 J Stevens 144 27,639 P T Tunnicliffe 144 26,779 J A Ward 145 3,076
Enquiries: Gordon Ellis, Group Secretary 0845 2683441
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