20th Dec 2007 12:00
UBS AG (EPT)20 December 2007 FORM 38.5(b) DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY (Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader UBS AG London BranchCompany dealt in Close Brothers Group PlcClass of relevant security to which the Ord 25pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)Date of dealing 19 DECEMBER 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2) Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities 17,100 0.01% 10,686 0.01%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 10,686 0.01% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number (%) Number (%)(1) Relevant securities(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 2)Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 3) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 4) SALE 200 931.5 pence PURCHASE 423 932 PURCHASE 180 932 PURCHASE 2400 932 PURCHASE 609 932.5 PURCHASE 2005 932.5 SALE 429 935 SALE 85 935 SALE 136 935 SALE 1495 935 SALE 880 935 PURCHASE 322 937 PURCHASE 2500 937 PURCHASE 753 938 PURCHASE 2500 938 PURCHASE 1022 938.5 PURCHASE 602 938.5 PURCHASE 147 938.5 PURCHASE 1020 938.5 SALE 2460 939 SALE 139 939 PURCHASE 420 941 PURCHASE 500 941 PURCHASE 600 941 PURCHASE 1073 941 PURCHASE 1298 941 PURCHASE 821 941 PURCHASE 283 941 PURCHASE 583 942 PURCHASE 765 942 SALE 2100 942 SALE 2410 942 SALE 1114 942 SALE 501 942 SALE 796 942 SALE 3974 942 SALE 1568 942.5 SALE 1404 942.5 PURCHASE 169 944 SALE 1284 944 SALE 825 944 SALE 1481 944 SALE 2500 944.5 SALE 2428 944.5 PURCHASE 3353 945 PURCHASE 3661 945 TOTAL PURCHASES 28,009 TOTAL SALES 28,209 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)Product name, e.g Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities Price per unitCFD (Note 6) (Note 4) (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Optionname,e.g. selling, securities price American, date money paid/call purchasing, to which the European received peroption varying etc option etc. unit (Note relates 4) (Note 6) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call Number of securities Exercise price per unitoption (Note 4) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (if applicable)(Note 7) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the persondisclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevantsecurities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which anyderivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should bestated. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8) NO Date of disclosure 20 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Close Brothers Group PlcNature of connection (Note 9) CONNECTED ADVISER Notes The Notes on Form 38.5(b) 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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