Morgan Stanley Secs - EPT Disclosure

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Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:34am EDT

RNS Number:5731S
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
17 April 2008



       AMENDMENT TO ANNOUNCEMENT 3745S RELEASED AT 12:15 ON 15 APRIL 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                                Punch Tavern Plc
Class of relevant security to which the         Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                 03 April 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


1,507,747                               5.9100                                 5.6900




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


937,491                                 5.9250                                 5.6751



(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                       200,000                               5.6739
CFD                   LONG                       436                                   5.7141
CFD                   LONG                       40,869                                5.7147
CFD                   LONG                       3,379                                 5.7147
CFD                   LONG                       14,543                                5.7284
CFD                   LONG                       285,742                               5.7300
CFD                   LONG                       275,000                               5.7485
CFD                   LONG                       16,826                                5.7487
CFD                   LONG                       39,953                                5.7631
CFD                   LONG                       2,647                                 5.9243
CFD                   LONG                       4,120                                 7.2784 EUR
CFD                   SHORT                      8,699                                 5.6984
CFD                   SHORT                      285,742                               5.7300
CFD                   SHORT                      39,953                                5.7423
CFD                   SHORT                      172,824                               5.7429
CFD                   SHORT                      16,797                                5.7531
CFD                   SHORT                      256,300                               5.7670
CFD                   SHORT                      55,800                                5.7670
CFD                   SHORT                      88,600                                5.7670
CFD                   SHORT                      71,600                                5.7670
CFD                   SHORT                      577,700                               5.7670
CFD                   SHORT                      8,000                                 5.7712
CFD                   SHORT                      74,772                                5.8031
CFD                   SHORT                      7,563                                 5.8198
CFD                   SHORT                      4,270                                 5.8384
CFD                   SHORT                      2,647                                 5.8557
CFD                   SHORT                      7,500                                 5.8646
CFD                   LONG                       3,138                                 5.8024
CFD                   SHORT                      78                                    5.7300
CFD                   SHORT                      25,893                                5.7300
CFD                   SHORT                      1,858                                 5.7300
CFD                   SHORT                      15,824                                5.7300
CFD                   SHORT                      4,120                                 7.2806 EUR
CFD                   LONG                       57,363                                5.7640
CFD                   LONG                       194,710                               5.7640





(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                                                  17 April 2008


Contact name                                                        Zafrhan Fahmy

Telephone number                                                    020 7677 1871

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                        Punch Tavern 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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