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UBS AG (EPT)23 November 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 22 NOVEMBER 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 18,650 0.01% - 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,650 0.01% - 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 32 843.5 pence PURCHASE 73 844.5 PURCHASE 1710 848 PURCHASE 1348 848 PURCHASE 2500 848 PURCHASE 3800 848 PURCHASE 911 848 PURCHASE 1445 848 PURCHASE 1899 848 PURCHASE 2500 848 PURCHASE 33 848 PURCHASE 1190 848.5 PURCHASE 512 848.5 SALE 564 850.5 SALE 1000 850.5 SALE 677 850.5 SALE 400 850.5 SALE 892 850.5 PURCHASE 1746 851.5 PURCHASE 3293 851.5 PURCHASE 535 852 SALE 500 852 PURCHASE 456 855 PURCHASE 241 856.5 PURCHASE 33 857.5 PURCHASE 1026 859 PURCHASE 930 869.5 PURCHASE 360 869.5 PURCHASE 417 869.5 PURCHASE 827 869.5 SALE 398 869.5 SALE 52 869.5 SALE 63 870 SALE 93 870 SALE 368 870.5 SALE 1925 870.5 SALE 900 870.5 SALE 1082 870.5 SALE 8066 872 SALE 2105 872 SALE 1232 872 TOTAL PURCHASES 27,817 TOTAL SALES 20,317 (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 NOVEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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