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UBS AG (EPT)13 February 2008 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 12 FEBRUARY 2008 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 17,250 0.01% 2,000 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,250 0.01% 2,000 0.00% (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) PURCHASE 1058 762 pence PURCHASE 750 762.5 PURCHASE 888 763 PURCHASE 918 763 PURCHASE 1007 763 PURCHASE 1580 763 SALE 602 764.5 PURCHASE 125 765 PURCHASE 174 765 PURCHASE 776 765 PURCHASE 935 765 PURCHASE 945 765 PURCHASE 1000 765 PURCHASE 1033 765 PURCHASE 1238 765 PURCHASE 1557 765 PURCHASE 3000 765 PURCHASE 3276 765 PURCHASE 176 766 PURCHASE 498 766 PURCHASE 750 768 SALE 1863 769.5 SALE 20 769.5 PURCHASE 107 770 PURCHASE 139 770 PURCHASE 731 770 PURCHASE 804 770 SALE 1796 777 SALE 646 777 SALE 609 777 SALE 500 777 SALE 453 777 SALE 96 777 SALE 18 777 PURCHASE 1068 780 SALE 1686 780.5 SALE 202 781 PURCHASE 176 781 PURCHASE 253 781 PURCHASE 609 781 SALE 3000 781.5 SALE 1610 781.5 SALE 1147 781.5 SALE 3000 783 SALE 1913 783 SALE 1810 783 SALE 1767 783 PURCHASE 1025 784 SALE 262 785 PURCHASE 100 788 PURCHASE 200 788 PURCHASE 272 788 PURCHASE 344 788 PURCHASE 2500 788 SALE 3000 788.5 SALE 872 788.5 PURCHASE 364 790 PURCHASE 1027 790 PURCHASE 7217 790 PURCHASE 1062 794.5 SALE 7371 815 SALE 7160 815 SALE 1632 815 SALE 186 815 PURCHASE 150 816 PURCHASE 2889 817.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 42,721 TOTAL SALES 43,221 (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 13 FEBRUARY 2008Contact name LOUISE ROBINSONTelephone number 020 7567 8762Name 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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