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UBS AG (EPT)19 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 18 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) PURCHASE 566 921 pence PURCHASE 768 921 PURCHASE 2500 921 PURCHASE 104 921 PURCHASE 161 921 PURCHASE 765 921 PURCHASE 916 921.5 PURCHASE 678 925 PURCHASE 500 925 PURCHASE 522 925 PURCHASE 191 925 PURCHASE 256 925 PURCHASE 148 925 PURCHASE 17 925 PURCHASE 270 925.5 PURCHASE 68 925.5 PURCHASE 2500 926.5 PURCHASE 167 926.5 PURCHASE 487 927.5 PURCHASE 532 927.5 SALE 6408 929 SALE 6212 929 PURCHASE 330 930 PURCHASE 735 930 PURCHASE 456 930 PURCHASE 991 930 PURCHASE 1230 930 PURCHASE 482 930 PURCHASE 564 930 PURCHASE 327 930 PURCHASE 455 930 PURCHASE 533 930 PURCHASE 33 930 PURCHASE 645 930 PURCHASE 221 931 PURCHASE 333 931.5 SALE 1561 932 PURCHASE 2500 932 SALE 428 932.5 SALE 837 932.5 SALE 511 932.5 SALE 476 934.5 SALE 168 934.5 SALE 2374 934.5 SALE 1309 934.5 SALE 488 934.5 PURCHASE 4034 935.5 PURCHASE 490 935.5 SALE 68 935.5 SALE 1362 935.5 SALE 505 935.5 SALE 474 936 SALE 780 936 PURCHASE 2800 936.5 PURCHASE 263 936.5 PURCHASE 148 936.5 PURCHASE 500 936.5 PURCHASE 894 936.5 PURCHASE 793 936.5 PURCHASE 324 936.5 PURCHASE 800 936.5 PURCHASE 182 936.5 SALE 91 936.5 SALE 2103 939 SALE 396 939 SALE 481 939 SALE 817 939 SALE 489 939 SALE 800 939 SALE 2876 939 SALE 1165 939 TOTAL PURCHASES 33,179 TOTAL SALES 33,179 (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 19 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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