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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)23 August 2007 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 Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 22 August 2007 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 377,952 1.8200 1.7830 Total number of securities sold Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP 388,097 1.8220 1.8040 (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. CFDCFD LONG 440 1.7995CFD LONG 981 1.8097CFD LONG 204 1.8097CFD LONG 152 1.8097CFD LONG 729 1.8097CFD LONG 27,632 1.8138CFD LONG 5,000 1.8140CFD LONG 314,649 1.8197CFD SHORT 67,444 1.7924CFD SHORT 49,691 1.8028CFD SHORT 27,632 1.8090CFD SHORT 1,255 1.8103CFD SHORT 2,589 1.8103CFD SHORT 1,407 1.8103CFD SHORT 6,039 1.8103CFD SHORT 13,433 1.8103CFD SHORT 5,787 1.8103CFD SHORT 133,270 1.8107CFD LONG 10,215 1.8141CFD SHORT 10,374 1.8057 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Date of disclosure 23 August 2007 Contact name Darren Adam Telephone number 020 7677 2471 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Pearl Assurance PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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