22nd Dec 2006 10:04
Treasury Shares and Total Voting Rights
22 December 2006
Friends Provident plc announces that following the transfer of 33,315 treasury shares from the Treasury Shares Account to option holders of the Friends Provident plc ShareSave Scheme, the Friends Provident plc Executive Share Option Scheme and the Deferred Share Plan, the issued share capital of the Company is 2,139,144,959 ordinary shares of 10p each, of which 22,630,083 shares are held in treasury.
Accordingly, the Company's capital now consists of 2,116,514,876 ordinary shares with voting rights. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Friends Provident plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in any jurisdiction.
Enquiries: Gordon Ellis, Group Secretary 01306 653087
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