8th Jul 2005 14:23
Treasury Shares8 July 2005Friends Provident plc announces the transfer of 70,467 treasury shares from theTreasury Shares Account to option holders of the Friends Provident plcShareSave Scheme and the Friends Provident plc Executive Share Option Scheme.At the same time, the Company transferred 18,889 treasury shares to theTrustees of the Friends Provident plc Share Incentive Plan (SIP) at a price of‚£1.8265 per share for the June 2005 contribution. The Company has receivednotification from A R G Gunn and K Satchell, as executive directors of theCompany, that of the 18,889 shares acquired by the Trustees, they have eachacquired 68 shares through 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 43,119,294shares are held in treasury.Enquiries: Gordon Ellis, Group Secretary 01306 653087ENDFRIENDS PROVIDENT PLCRelated Shares:
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