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UBS AG (EPT)03 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 02 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 17,100 0.01% 1,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 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) SALE 3814 949.5 pence SALE 1650 949.5 SALE 46 949.5 SALE 336 950.5 SALE 293 950.5 SALE 280 950.5 SALE 213 950.5 PURCHASE 192 950.5 PURCHASE 105 951.5 PURCHASE 230 951.5 SALE 528 952 SALE 294 952 PURCHASE 331 952 PURCHASE 67 952.5 PURCHASE 272 952.5 PURCHASE 331 952.5 PURCHASE 338 952.5 PURCHASE 374 952.5 PURCHASE 916 952.5 PURCHASE 2500 952.5 SALE 2000 953 SALE 2000 953 SALE 685 953 SALE 523 953 SALE 314 953 SALE 16 953 PURCHASE 40 953 PURCHASE 876 953 PURCHASE 25 953.5 PURCHASE 338 953.5 PURCHASE 1883 953.5 SALE 1492 954 SALE 196 954 PURCHASE 135 954.5 SALE 665 955.5 PURCHASE 152 962.5 PURCHASE 183 962.5 PURCHASE 243 962.5 PURCHASE 273 962.5 PURCHASE 597 962.5 PURCHASE 863 962.5 PURCHASE 1125 962.5 PURCHASE 1186 962.5 PURCHASE 1780 962.5 PURCHASE 307 963.5 PURCHASE 408 963.5 PURCHASE 321 964 PURCHASE 400 964 TOTAL PURCHASES 16,791 TOTAL SALES 15,345 (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 03 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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