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UBS AG (EPT)06 December 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 5 DECEMBER 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 25,947 0.02% - 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 25,947 0.02% - 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 2004 866.25 pence SALE 1769 869.5 SALE 1400 869.5 PURCHASE 762 870 PURCHASE 4400 870 SALE 677 870.5 SALE 200 870.5 SALE 2500 871.5 SALE 2500 871.5 SALE 1789 871.5 SALE 500 871.5 SALE 373 871.5 PURCHASE 623 872.5 PURCHASE 800 872.5 PURCHASE 910 872.5 PURCHASE 2500 872.5 PURCHASE 72 873 PURCHASE 2088 873 PURCHASE 3032 873 SALE 833 874 SALE 627 874 SALE 600 874 SALE 500 874 SALE 427 874 SALE 197 874 PURCHASE 203 874 PURCHASE 289 874 PURCHASE 273 874.5 PURCHASE 570 874.5 PURCHASE 900 874.5 PURCHASE 944 874.5 PURCHASE 1557 874.5 PURCHASE 1943 874.5 PURCHASE 3152 874.5 SALE 3568 875 SALE 2500 875 SALE 2500 875 SALE 2346 875 SALE 1512 875 SALE 968 875 SALE 636 875 SALE 600 875 SALE 500 875 SALE 139 875 PURCHASE 69 875 PURCHASE 425 875 PURCHASE 567 875 PURCHASE 861 875 PURCHASE 1181 875 PURCHASE 1542 875 PURCHASE 1573 875 PURCHASE 1662 875 PURCHASE 5000 875 SALE 1443 875.5 SALE 1354 875.5 SALE 1074 875.5 SALE 889 875.5 SALE 884 875.5 SALE 834 875.5 SALE 797 875.5 SALE 682 875.5 SALE 570 875.5 SALE 122 875.5 PURCHASE 169 876.5 PURCHASE 399 876.5 SALE 911 880.25 SALE 400 881.5 SALE 91 882.5 SALE 349 883.75 SALE 1482 885 SALE 1074 885 SALE 3000 886.5 PURCHASE 500 891.5 PURCHASE 1223 891.5 PURCHASE 1278 891.5 PURCHASE 2336 891.5 SALE 50 895 TOTAL PURCHASES 43,803 TOTAL SALES 48,171 (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 6 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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:
Close Bros