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UBS AG (EPT)30 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 29 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 19,197 0.01% 3,050 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 19,197 0.01% 3,050 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 5511 800 pence SALE 3750 800 SALE 3239 800 PURCHASE 300 800 PURCHASE 5263 801 PURCHASE 200 803 PURCHASE 200 803 PURCHASE 400 803 PURCHASE 1566 803 PURCHASE 3000 803 PURCHASE 228 806.5 PURCHASE 1710 806.5 PURCHASE 3005 806.5 SALE 915 807 SALE 58 807 PURCHASE 200 807.5 PURCHASE 2369 807.5 PURCHASE 3671 807.5 SALE 2482 808 SALE 1084 808 SALE 37152 808.324505 PURCHASE 37152 808.324505 SALE 37152 808.494509 PURCHASE 37152 808.494509 PURCHASE 900 810 PURCHASE 100 810.5 PURCHASE 100 810.5 PURCHASE 110 810.5 PURCHASE 300 810.5 PURCHASE 303 810.5 PURCHASE 433 810.5 PURCHASE 679 810.5 PURCHASE 782 810.5 PURCHASE 782 810.5 PURCHASE 900 810.5 SALE 1500 811 SALE 1500 811 SALE 1098 811 SALE 900 811 SALE 881 811 PURCHASE 94 811 PURCHASE 100 811 PURCHASE 200 811 SALE 2000 812 SALE 2000 812 SALE 1500 812 SALE 967 812 SALE 700 812 SALE 300 812 PURCHASE 700 812.5 SALE 267 813.5 PURCHASE 100 813.5 SALE 1202 814 SALE 908 814 SALE 1867 815 PURCHASE 100 815 PURCHASE 6378 815.5 PURCHASE 200 817.5 SALE 123 820 SALE 100 820 PURCHASE 100 821 PURCHASE 800 822.5 PURCHASE 179 823 SALE 1800 823.5 SALE 500 823.5 PURCHASE 500 823.5 PURCHASE 200 824.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 111,456 TOTAL SALES 111,456 (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 30 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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