Morgan Stanley Secs. - EPT Disclosure

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:45am EST

RNS Number:2730M
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                                Resolution Group 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


206,396                                 7.1250                                 7.1050




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


1,491,914                               7.1250                                 7.0979



(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                       399                                   7.1188
CFD                   LONG                       59,823                                7.1200
CFD                   SHORT                      1,809                                 7.1200
CFD                   SHORT                      361                                   7.1200
CFD                   SHORT                      89,517                                7.1200
CFD                   LONG                       741                                   7.0965
CFD                   LONG                       887                                   7.0965
CFD                   LONG                       1,587                                 7.0965
CFD                   LONG                       1,943                                 7.0965
CFD                   LONG                       166                                   7.0965
CFD                   LONG                       50,000                                7.1179
CFD                   LONG                       279,500                               7.1192
CFD                   LONG                       52,000                                7.1192
CFD                   LONG                       318,500                               7.1192
CFD                   LONG                       59,400                                7.1200
CFD                   LONG                       492,693                               7.1200
CFD                   SHORT                      50,000                                7.1071





(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.


NONE








Date of disclosure                                                  22 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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