Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 7:24am EST

RNS Number:8076L
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
15 January 2008




                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                Morgan Stanley Securities Limited

Company dealt in                               Resolution Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                14 January 2008




2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased    Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP        Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP


324,365                                 7.1500                                 7.1400




Total number of securities sold         Highest price received (Note 3) GBP    Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP


288,698                                 7.1500                                 7.1400



(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)        Number of securities (Note 5)         Price per unit (Note 3) GBP
e.g. CFD

CFD                   LONG                       315                                   7.1500
CFD                   LONG                       84,037                                7.1500
CFD                   SHORT                      2,720                                 7.1350
CFD                   SHORT                      2,720                                 7.1500
CFD                   LONG                       45,000                                7.1479
CFD                   SHORT                      79,485                                7.1421
CFD                   SHORT                      82,814                                7.1483





(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise    Type, e.g.      Expiry      Option money
                      purchasing,       to which the option   price       American,       date        paid/received per
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 5)                  European etc.               unit (Note 3)

N/A                   N/A               N/A                   N/A         N/A             N/A         N/A



(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option          Number of securities                   Exercise price per unit (Note 3)


N/A                                     N/A                                    N/A





3.         OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives




Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.


NONE








Date of disclosure                                      15 January 2008

Contact name                                            Zafrhan Fahmy

Telephone number                                        020 7677 1871

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected            Pearl Assurance Plc

Nature of connection (Note 6)                           Advisor






Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk










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