31st Oct 2007 09:20
Morgan Stanley Securities Limited31 October 2007 FORM 8.1 DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Morgan Stanley Securities LimitedCompany dealt in Friends Provident PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 30 October 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 33,803 2,941,186 (0.00%) (0.13%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0 N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0 N/A N/A Total 33,803 2,941,186 (0.00%) (0.13%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 0 0 N/A N/A (2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0 N/A N/A (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0 N/A N/A Total 0 0 N/A N/A (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details N/A N/A 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) GBP PURCHASE 18,500 1.8060PURCHASE 5,600 1.8060PURCHASE 3,928 1.8060PURCHASE 3,432 1.8060PURCHASE 1,693 1.8060PURCHASE 9,947 1.8060PURCHASE 2,400 1.8070PURCHASE 4,500 1.8070PURCHASE 3,100 1.8070PURCHASE 7,200 1.8070PURCHASE 5,000 1.8070PURCHASE 7,900 1.8070PURCHASE 2,419 1.8070PURCHASE 600 1.8070PURCHASE 6,700 1.8080PURCHASE 2,300 1.8080PURCHASE 15,100 1.8080PURCHASE 642 1.8080PURCHASE 182 1.8080PURCHASE 2,100 1.8080PURCHASE 12,018 1.8080PURCHASE 100 1.8080PURCHASE 1,758 1.8080PURCHASE 2,500 1.8080PURCHASE 81 1.8080PURCHASE 1,600 1.8090PURCHASE 2,567 1.8090PURCHASE 1,733 1.8090PURCHASE 2,243 1.8110PURCHASE 1,357 1.8110PURCHASE 9,100 1.8110PURCHASE 10,300 1.8120PURCHASE 3,876 1.8130PURCHASE 9,100 1.8130PURCHASE 10,226 1.8130PURCHASE 174 1.8130PURCHASE 1,838 1.8140PURCHASE 1,354 1.8140PURCHASE 3,706 1.8140PURCHASE 10,402 1.8140PURCHASE 4,000 1.8150PURCHASE 232 1.8150PURCHASE 232 1.8150PURCHASE 232 1.8150PURCHASE 236 1.8150PURCHASE 236 1.8150PURCHASE 1,900 1.8150PURCHASE 236 1.8150PURCHASE 236 1.8150PURCHASE 232 1.8150PURCHASE 232 1.8150PURCHASE 32 1.8150PURCHASE 232 1.8150PURCHASE 232 1.8150PURCHASE 529 1.8150PURCHASE 529 1.8150PURCHASE 529 1.8150PURCHASE 529 1.8150PURCHASE 244 1.8150PURCHASE 529 1.8150PURCHASE 529 1.8150PURCHASE 3,382 1.8150PURCHASE 216 1.8200PURCHASE 217 1.8200PURCHASE 113 1.8210PURCHASE 533 1.8210PURCHASE 420 1.8210PURCHASE 15,300 1.8210SALE 20,600 1.7830SALE 35,000 1.8050SALE 10,600 1.8050SALE 800 1.8090SALE 3,400 1.8110SALE 5,800 1.8130SALE 4,900 1.8130SALE 100 1.8180SALE 500 1.8180SALE 500 1.8180SALE 500 1.8180SALE 500 1.8180SALE 500 1.8180SALE 500 1.8190SALE 500 1.8190SALE 500 1.8190SALE 500 1.8190SALE 7,400 1.8190SALE 15,400 1.8190SALE 2,500 1.8200SALE 2,500 1.8200SALE 1,000 1.8200SALE 2,200 1.8210SALE 3,800 1.8210SALE 6,777 1.8210SALE 123 1.8210SALE 7,800 1.8220SALE 7,800 1.8220SALE 24,000 1.8240SALE 500 1.8240SALE 500 1.8240SALE 7,500 1.8250 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFDN/A N/A N/A N/A (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 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) 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 5)N/A N/A N/A (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) N/A N/A N/A 4. 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.N/A Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 31 October 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Pearl Assurance Plc (as an offeror for Resolution plc)Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk Supplemental Form 8: Details of open positions (in accordance with Note 9) Writing, selling, purchasing, Number of securities to which the option Exercise Expiryvarying etc. relates (Note 7) price (GBP) dateSELLING 1,582,624 0.0000 05/12/2007SELLING 754,440 0.0000 05/12/2007SELLING 203,986 0.0000 05/12/2007SELLING 203,985 0.0000 05/12/2007PURCHASING 33,803 0.0000 05/12/2007SELLING 196,151 0.0000 05/12/2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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