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UBS AG (EPT)24 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 21 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% 6,818 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 6,818 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) SALE 755 956.5 pence PURCHASE 574 956.5 PURCHASE 82 956.75 PURCHASE 606 957.5 SALE 900 958 SALE 1132 958 SALE 473 958 SALE 870 958.5 SALE 5600 958.5 SALE 4379 958.5 PURCHASE 2700 959 PURCHASE 691 959 PURCHASE 591 959 PURCHASE 577 959 SALE 142 959.5 SALE 100 959.5 SALE 1087 959.5 PURCHASE 3000 960 PURCHASE 789 960 PURCHASE 673 960 PURCHASE 5 960 PURCHASE 83 960 PURCHASE 788 960 PURCHASE 83 960 PURCHASE 380 960 PURCHASE 4665 960 PURCHASE 905 960 PURCHASE 23 960.5 PURCHASE 72 960.5 PURCHASE 479 960.5 SALE 80 961 SALE 78 961 PURCHASE 613 962 PURCHASE 6 962 SALE 795 962.5 SALE 98 962.5 SALE 1000 962.5 SALE 37 962.5 PURCHASE 638 965 SALE 2073 965 PURCHASE 5000 965 PURCHASE 1099 965 PURCHASE 440 965 PURCHASE 84 965 PURCHASE 84 965 PURCHASE 3483 965 PURCHASE 305 965 PURCHASE 322 965 PURCHASE 312 965 PURCHASE 636 965 SALE 2500 965 SALE 636 965 SALE 1366 965 PURCHASE 221 966 PURCHASE 610 967 SALE 2500 967.5 SALE 700 967.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 31,619 TOTAL SALES 27,301 (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 24 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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