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UBS AG (EPT)04 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 3 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 37,365 0.03% - 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 37,365 0.03% - 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 479 882.5 pence PURCHASE 492 882.5 PURCHASE 635 882.5 PURCHASE 856 882.5 PURCHASE 1823 882.5 PURCHASE 2500 882.5 PURCHASE 642 883 PURCHASE 722 885 PURCHASE 159 885.5 PURCHASE 500 885.5 PURCHASE 533 885.5 PURCHASE 1185 885.5 PURCHASE 2500 885.5 SALE 2720 889.5 SALE 540 889.5 PURCHASE 2400 889.5 SALE 1500 890 PURCHASE 784 890.5 PURCHASE 2500 890.5 PURCHASE 2500 890.5 PURCHASE 4 891 PURCHASE 381 891 SALE 3061 891.5 SALE 2500 891.5 SALE 1900 891.5 SALE 700 891.5 SALE 400 891.5 SALE 145 891.5 SALE 1586 893 SALE 1136 893 PURCHASE 432 893 PURCHASE 700 893 SALE 790 895 SALE 2500 897.5 SALE 929 897.5 SALE 579 897.5 SALE 331 897.5 SALE 99 898 SALE 80 898 SALE 21 898 SALE 700 899.5 SALE 112 899.5 PURCHASE 700 900 SALE 50 903 TOTAL PURCHASES 23,427 TOTAL SALES 22,379 (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 4 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