10th Dec 2007 11:00
UBS AG (EPT)10 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 7 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 25,797 0.02% 550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 25,797 0.02% 550 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 213 877 pence PURCHASE 299 877 PURCHASE 500 877 PURCHASE 2177 878.5 SALE 982 879 SALE 600 879 SALE 366 879 PURCHASE 2500 879 SALE 1805 879.5 SALE 462 879.5 SALE 353 879.5 PURCHASE 146 879.5 PURCHASE 300 879.5 PURCHASE 15 880 PURCHASE 26 880 PURCHASE 234 880 PURCHASE 500 880 PURCHASE 610 880 PURCHASE 780 880 PURCHASE 800 880 PURCHASE 1683 880 PURCHASE 1719 880 PURCHASE 2807 880 PURCHASE 3112 880 PURCHASE 5000 880 SALE 2500 880.5 SALE 1543 880.5 SALE 1400 880.5 SALE 553 880.5 SALE 372 880.5 SALE 200 880.5 SALE 10306 881.5 SALE 3860 881.5 SALE 814 881.5 PURCHASE 239 881.5 PURCHASE 587 881.5 PURCHASE 648 881.5 SALE 786 882.5 SALE 158 882.5 SALE 80 882.5 SALE 18 882.5 SALE 14 882.5 PURCHASE 280 882.5 PURCHASE 400 882.5 PURCHASE 464 882.5 PURCHASE 677 882.5 PURCHASE 1572 882.5 SALE 500 884 SALE 127 884 SALE 16 884 SALE 221 885.5 SALE 129 885.5 SALE 123 886 TOTAL PURCHASES 28,288 TOTAL SALES 28,288 (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 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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:
Close Bros