EPT Disclosure

    RNS Number : 5355F
  Morgan Stanley Securities Limited
  09 October 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                           Alliance & Leicester Plc
 Class of relevant security to which the    Ordinary Shares
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
 Date of dealing                            08 October 2008

    2.    DEALINGS (Note 2)

    (a)    Purchases and sales

 Total number of securities      Highest price paid (Note 3) GBP  Lowest price paid (Note 3) GBP
 purchased

 416,321                         2.8925                           2.6650


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

 15,510                          2.8450                               2.7200

    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 Product name,   Long/short (Note 4)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note 3) GBP
 e.g. CFD                             (Note 5)
 CFD             LONG                 283                   2.7200
 CFD             LONG                 2,485                 2.7451
 CFD             LONG                 7,294                 2.7451
 CFD             LONG                 1,376                 2.7451
 CFD             SHORT                19,621                2.8215
 CFD             LONG                 470                   2.8235
 CFD             LONG                 1,530                 2.8235
 CFD             SHORT                300,837               2.8203
 CFD             SHORT                92,415                2.8203


    (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. American,  Expiry   Option money
 e.g. call      purchasing, varying   to which the option   price     European etc.         date     paid/received per
 option         etc.                  relates (Note 5)      GBP                                      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                            09 October 2008
 Contact name                                  Darren Adam 
 Telephone number                              020 7677 2471
 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected  Alliance & Leicester Plc
 Nature of connection (Note 6)                 Corporate Broker & 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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