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

Eircom Group Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Ordinary Shares (London Listing)

Date of dealing

10 July 2006

 

 

2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Total number of securities purchased

 

Highest price paid (Note 3)

Lowest price paid (Note 3) EUR

10,278

2.18

2.18

 

 

Total number of securities sold

 

Highest price received (Note 3)

Lowest price received (Note 3)

0

N/A

N/A

 

(b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)

 

Product name,

e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 4)

Number of securities (Note 5)

Price per unit (Note 3) EUR

CFD

LONG

10,278

2.18

 

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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of disclosure

11 July 2006

Contact name

Mandeep Bhandal

Telephone number

0207 677 5468

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected

Eircom Group plc

Nature of connection (Note 6)

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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