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UBS AG (EPT)11 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 10 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 18,400 0.01% 2,300 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,400 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) SALE 120 967.5 pence PURCHASE 35 975 PURCHASE 591 976.5 PURCHASE 55 979 PURCHASE 379 979 PURCHASE 1273 979 PURCHASE 1400 979 PURCHASE 2027 979 PURCHASE 2500 979 SALE 10188 981.5 SALE 609 981.5 SALE 57 981.5 SALE 972 982 SALE 300 982 SALE 100 982 SALE 621 982.5 SALE 338 982.5 SALE 205 982.5 SALE 200 982.5 SALE 2800 983 SALE 2500 983 SALE 1500 983 SALE 1007 983 SALE 1000 983 SALE 974 983 SALE 800 983 SALE 600 983 PURCHASE 211 983 PURCHASE 331 983 PURCHASE 512 983 PURCHASE 625 983 PURCHASE 759 983 PURCHASE 4700 983 PURCHASE 5113 983 SALE 646 983.5 SALE 542 983.5 SALE 380 983.5 SALE 260 983.5 PURCHASE 2554 983.5 SALE 969 984 SALE 694 984 SALE 629 984 SALE 572 984 SALE 527 984 SALE 457 984 SALE 339 984 SALE 2964 985.5 SALE 1748 985.5 SALE 800 985.5 SALE 800 985.5 SALE 171 986 PURCHASE 4106 986 SALE 835 986.5 SALE 703 986.5 SALE 370 986.5 PURCHASE 169 986.5 PURCHASE 10 987 PURCHASE 100 987 PURCHASE 562 987 PURCHASE 612 987 PURCHASE 645 987 PURCHASE 829 987 PURCHASE 14 988 PURCHASE 3564 988 PURCHASE 507 989 PURCHASE 575 989 PURCHASE 633 989 PURCHASE 755 989 PURCHASE 989 989 PURCHASE 2000 989 SALE 2967 990 SALE 2797 990 SALE 1500 990 SALE 870 990 SALE 546 990 SALE 559 990.5 SALE 72 990.5 SALE 2500 991 SALE 443 991 PURCHASE 350 991.5 PURCHASE 2090 992 PURCHASE 2500 992 PURCHASE 561 992.5 PURCHASE 1000 992.5 PURCHASE 2829 992.5 PURCHASE 411 993.5 PURCHASE 2900 994 PURCHASE 125 998.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 51,901 TOTAL SALES 51,551 (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 11 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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