EPT Disclosure

27 Nov 2007 12:32

Morgan Stanley Securities Ld(EPT)27 November 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 Gyrus Group PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 26 November 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 725,201 6.0200 5.9500 Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) GBP Lowest price received (Note 3) GBP 68,532 6.0200 5.9600 (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 SHORT 4,593 5.9660CFD SHORT 1,707 5.9660CFD SHORT 8,944 5.9968CFD LONG 15,000 5.9700CFD LONG 2,699 5.9703CFD LONG 42,279 5.9703CFD LONG 8,554 6.0033CFD LONG 104 6.0062CFD SHORT 7,000 5.9693CFD SHORT 589,000 5.9700CFD SHORT 21,944 5.9707CFD SHORT 11,842 5.9707CFD SHORT 2,911 5.9707CFD SHORT 91 5.9850CFD SHORT 104 5.9854CFD SHORT 2,169 5.9854CFD SHORT 75,000 5.9889 (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 27 November 2007 Contact name Zafrhan Fahmy Telephone number 020 7677 1871 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Gyrus Group PlcNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor & Corporate Broker 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 Exchange