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UBS AG (EPT)10 January 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 09 JANUARY 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 18,050 0.01% 2,300 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,050 0.01% 2,300 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 2585 971 pence PURCHASE 122 974 PURCHASE 500 974 PURCHASE 800 974 SALE 2500 975 SALE 1195 975 SALE 138 975 SALE 105 975 SALE 100 975 SALE 100 975 SALE 2525 975.5 SALE 2500 975.5 PURCHASE 186 976.5 PURCHASE 300 977 PURCHASE 312 977.5 PURCHASE 444 977.5 PURCHASE 215 978.5 SALE 7320 979.5 SALE 2402 979.5 SALE 1892 979.5 SALE 2184 984 SALE 1645 984 SALE 1147 984 SALE 809 984 SALE 548 984 SALE 252 984 SALE 69 984 PURCHASE 24 984 PURCHASE 39 984 PURCHASE 195 984 PURCHASE 2329 984 PURCHASE 4072 984 PURCHASE 4347 984 SALE 683 984.5 PURCHASE 300 984.5 PURCHASE 300 984.5 PURCHASE 401 984.5 PURCHASE 653 984.5 PURCHASE 1100 984.5 PURCHASE 1611 984.5 PURCHASE 1819 984.5 SALE 6912 985 SALE 3240 985 PURCHASE 4217 986 PURCHASE 75 986.5 PURCHASE 800 986.5 PURCHASE 1000 986.5 PURCHASE 1815 986.5 PURCHASE 2500 986.5 PURCHASE 400 987.5 PURCHASE 1881 987.5 PURCHASE 93 988 PURCHASE 880 988 PURCHASE 2351 988 SALE 600 989 TOTAL PURCHASES 38,666 TOTAL SALES 38,866 (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 10 JANUARY 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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