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Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)18 October 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 17 October 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 1,804,753 1.7300 1.7090 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 2,523,863 1.7300 1.7180 (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 4,513 1.7180CFD LONG 2,015 1.7300CFD LONG 2,320 1.7251CFD LONG 14,469 1.7251CFD LONG 24,216 1.7234CFD LONG 42,821 1.7234CFD LONG 19,898 1.7242CFD LONG 429,200 1.7207CFD LONG 1,800,000 1.7210CFD LONG 8,516 1.7233CFD LONG 9,687 1.7300CFD SHORT 2,794 1.7234CFD SHORT 6,528 1.7090CFD SHORT 301,591 1.7236CFD SHORT 750,000 1.7266CFD SHORT 19,898 1.7267CFD SHORT 9,614 1.7206CFD SHORT 35,108 1.7245CFD SHORT 155,978 1.7234CFD SHORT 35,000 1.7194CFD SHORT 11,181 1.7240 (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 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 18 October 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Pearl Assurance Plc (as an offeror for Resolution plc)Nature 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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