Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:21am EST

RNS Number:2685M
Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)
22 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                                Friends Provident Plc

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

Date of dealing                                 21 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

3,597,662                               1.6660                                 1.5220




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

10,932,058                              1.6630                                 1.5230



(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                       1,664                                 1.5756
CFD                   LONG                       249,755                               1.5800
CFD                   SHORT                      2,273,230                             1.5800
CFD                   SHORT                      7,550                                 1.5800
CFD                   SHORT                      990                                   1.5800
CFD                   SHORT                      5,886                                 1.5800
CFD                   LONG                       44,503                                1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       98,389                                1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       14,640                                1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       5,968                                 1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       5,116                                 1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       3,572                                 1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       9,892                                 1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       6,377                                 1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       11,543                                1.5608
CFD                   LONG                       8,675                                 1.5778
CFD                   LONG                       1,066                                 1.5778
CFD                   LONG                       4,885                                 1.5893
CFD                   LONG                       8,981                                 1.5893
CFD                   LONG                       943                                   1.5893
CFD                   LONG                       8,778                                 1.5893
CFD                   LONG                       4,105                                 1.5893
CFD                   LONG                       169,000                               1.6002
CFD                   LONG                       13,000                                1.6044
CFD                   LONG                       296,121                               1.6056
CFD                   LONG                       48,621                                1.6056
CFD                   LONG                       916,131                               1.6071
CFD                   LONG                       3,900,000                             1.6073
CFD                   LONG                       341,583                               1.6098
CFD                   LONG                       559,084                               1.6121
CFD                   LONG                       62,800                                1.6497
CFD                   LONG                       17,400                                1.6497
CFD                   LONG                       19,800                                1.6497
CFD                   SHORT                      25,000                                1.5280
CFD                   SHORT                      17,400                                1.5733
CFD                   SHORT                      62,800                                1.5733
CFD                   SHORT                      19,800                                1.5733
CFD                   SHORT                      144,300                               1.5802
CFD                   SHORT                      660,000                               1.5878
CFD                   SHORT                      7,663                                 1.5918
CFD                   SHORT                      12,903                                1.5927
CFD                   SHORT                      48,621                                1.6036
CFD                   SHORT                      292,962                               1.6036
CFD                   SHORT                      308,628                               1.6072
CFD                   SHORT                      37,919                                1.6072





(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               American,
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 5)      price       European etc.   date        paid/received per
                                                                                                      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.



Date of disclosure                                                  22 January 2008

Contact name                                                        Zafrhan Fahmy

Telephone number                                                    020 7677 1871

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                        J.C. Flowers & Co LLC

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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