20th Feb 2008 11:31
UBS AG (EPT)20 February 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 19 FEBRUARY 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 28,123 0.02% 1,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 28,123 0.02% 1,550 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 100 800 pence PURCHASE 528 800 PURCHASE 132 800.5 PURCHASE 200 800.5 PURCHASE 7969 800.5 SALE 5612 801.5 SALE 1635 801.5 SALE 1000 801.5 SALE 915 801.5 PURCHASE 2500 801.5 PURCHASE 4077 801.5 SALE 700 803 SALE 1110 803.5 SALE 829 803.5 SALE 625 803.5 SALE 49 803.5 SALE 400 806 SALE 100 806 PURCHASE 1036 806 SALE 2194 807.5 SALE 1500 807.5 SALE 814 807.5 PURCHASE 13 807.5 PURCHASE 222 807.5 PURCHASE 671 807.5 SALE 2000 808 SALE 200 808 SALE 1085 808.5 SALE 100 808.5 SALE 2500 810 SALE 1156 810 SALE 500 810 PURCHASE 536 810 PURCHASE 1500 810 PURCHASE 1804 810 SALE 700 811 SALE 337 811 SALE 2289 811.5 SALE 700 811.5 PURCHASE 855 812.5 PURCHASE 2500 812.5 PURCHASE 100 814 PURCHASE 100 814 PURCHASE 321 814 PURCHASE 3886 814 TOTAL PURCHASES 29,050 TOTAL SALES 29,050 (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 20 FEBRUARY 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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