Treasury Shares

23rd Nov 2007 16:16

Treasury Shares

23 November 2007

Friends Provident plc announces the transfer of 99,977 treasury shares from the Treasury Shares Account to option holders of the Friends Provident plc ShareSave Scheme, Deferred Share Plan and Long-Term Incentive Plan on 23 November 2007.

In addition, the Company transferred 573 treasury shares to the trustees of the Friends Provident plc Share Incentive Plan (SIP) at a price of ‚£1.7906 per share to satisfy the obligation to issue shares to a SIP participant in October 2007.

Following the transfer of the above treasury shares, the issued share capital of the Company is 2,171,680,108 ordinary shares of 10p each of which 18,174,583 shares are held in treasury.

Enquiries: Gordon Ellis, Group Secretary 01306 653087

FRIENDS PROVIDENT PLC

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