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UBS AG (EPT)22 November 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 NOVEMBER 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 18,650 0.01% 7,500 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,650 0.01% 7,500 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 252 849.5 pence PURCHASE 307 854 PURCHASE 79 854 PURCHASE 2500 854 SALE 1278 855 SALE 2500 855 SALE 1176 856 SALE 278 856 SALE 2500 856 SALE 1283 856 SALE 1283 856 SALE 362 856 SALE 936 856 PURCHASE 295 856.5 SALE 265 856.5 SALE 15 856.5 SALE 1288 856.5 PURCHASE 328 857 PURCHASE 695 857 PURCHASE 792 857 PURCHASE 283 857 PURCHASE 644 857.5 PURCHASE 101 857.5 PURCHASE 242 857.5 PURCHASE 2402 857.5 PURCHASE 760 858 PURCHASE 543 858 PURCHASE 686 858 PURCHASE 486 858 PURCHASE 657 858 PURCHASE 860 858.5 PURCHASE 282 858.5 PURCHASE 3200 858.5 SALE 125 859 SALE 1045 859 SALE 642 859 SALE 1000 859 SALE 3498 859.5 SALE 801 859.5 PURCHASE 2541 860 PURCHASE 282 860 PURCHASE 424 860 SALE 256 860 SALE 370 860 SALE 199 860 PURCHASE 129 860.5 SALE 200 860.5 SALE 129 860.5 PURCHASE 47 860.5 PURCHASE 856 860.5 SALE 800 860.5 SALE 800 860.5 SALE 2500 860.5 PURCHASE 815 861 PURCHASE 303 861 PURCHASE 85 861 PURCHASE 421 862 SALE 275 862 SALE 1000 862 SALE 100 862 SALE 66 862 SALE 642 862 SALE 66 862 PURCHASE 872 862 SALE 199 862.5 PURCHASE 240 863 PURCHASE 800 863 PURCHASE 124 863 PURCHASE 21 863 PURCHASE 322 863 SALE 900 863 SALE 1000 864 SALE 1500 864 PURCHASE 680 868.5 SALE 185 874 SALE 300 874 SALE 544 874 TOTAL PURCHASES 25,356 TOTAL SALES 32,306 (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 22 NOVEMBER 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:
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