23rd Jan 2008 11:57
UBS AG (EPT)23 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 22 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 18,750 0.01% 1,900 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,750 0.01% 1,900 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 1395 772 pence SALE 1001 772.5 SALE 999 773 SALE 300 773 SALE 300 773 SALE 1370 773.5 SALE 1000 777 SALE 3508 780 SALE 50 907 SALE 1718 908 SALE 782 908 SALE 477 910 PURCHASE 5000 910 SALE 2814 910.5 PURCHASE 272 912 PURCHASE 413 912 SALE 1600 914.5 PURCHASE 438 916.5 PURCHASE 582 916.5 SALE 1100 917 PURCHASE 1918 917 SALE 976 917.5 SALE 1100 918 SALE 918 918 SALE 678 918 SALE 500 919 PURCHASE 1945 919 PURCHASE 93 919.5 PURCHASE 3602 919.5 SALE 1575 920 PURCHASE 225 920 PURCHASE 1166 920 PURCHASE 2500 920 PURCHASE 3836 920 SALE 1699 920.5 SALE 1377 920.5 SALE 1066 920.5 SALE 1000 920.5 PURCHASE 314 920.5 PURCHASE 101 921 PURCHASE 230 921 SALE 176 921.5 PURCHASE 264 921.5 PURCHASE 1334 921.5 PURCHASE 139 922 PURCHASE 178 922 PURCHASE 1145 922 PURCHASE 2500 922 SALE 250 923 PURCHASE 69 923 SALE 859 923.5 SALE 400 925 PURCHASE 831 925 PURCHASE 895 925 PURCHASE 3750 925 PURCHASE 41 925.5 PURCHASE 202 925.5 PURCHASE 790 925.5 SALE 1481 926 SALE 738 926 SALE 251 926 PURCHASE 1808 926 SALE 100 926.5 SALE 1345 927 SALE 899 927 SALE 494 927 PURCHASE 482 927 SALE 1563 928 SALE 462 928 SALE 415 928 PURCHASE 1028 928 PURCHASE 30 929 PURCHASE 2500 929 PURCHASE 477 929.5 PURCHASE 90 930 PURCHASE 195 930 PURCHASE 1676 930 PURCHASE 2387 931 SALE 1429 932.5 SALE 566 932.5 SALE 545 932.5 SALE 1000 933.5 SALE 1000 933.5 SALE 500 933.5 SALE 500 933.5 SALE 100 933.5 SALE 200 934 SALE 1120 939.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 45,446 TOTAL SALES 45,696 (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 23 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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