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UBS AG (EPT)08 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 07 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% 550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 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) PURCHASE 80 945.5 pence PURCHASE 800 945.5 PURCHASE 300 947 PURCHASE 128 947.5 PURCHASE 334 947.5 PURCHASE 167 948.5 PURCHASE 521 948.5 PURCHASE 530 948.5 PURCHASE 537 948.5 PURCHASE 612 948.5 PURCHASE 1200 948.5 SALE 744 949 PURCHASE 300 950 PURCHASE 597 950 PURCHASE 300 953 PURCHASE 610 953 PURCHASE 1617 953.5 SALE 2459 955 SALE 1896 955 SALE 1667 955 SALE 1667 955 PURCHASE 350 955.5 SALE 2500 956.5 SALE 757 956.5 SALE 746 956.5 SALE 406 956.5 SALE 1 956.5 PURCHASE 81 956.5 PURCHASE 134 956.5 PURCHASE 162 956.5 PURCHASE 300 956.5 PURCHASE 577 956.5 PURCHASE 692 956.5 PURCHASE 699 956.5 PURCHASE 1407 956.5 PURCHASE 1808 956.5 PURCHASE 2500 956.5 PURCHASE 120 957.5 PURCHASE 382 957.5 PURCHASE 400 957.5 PURCHASE 615 957.5 SALE 1586 958 SALE 7460 958.5 PURCHASE 147 958.5 PURCHASE 263 958.5 PURCHASE 368 958.5 PURCHASE 612 958.5 PURCHASE 342 959 PURCHASE 562 959 PURCHASE 628 959 PURCHASE 637 959 PURCHASE 1073 959 PURCHASE 2719 959 SALE 5370 960 SALE 2500 960 PURCHASE 725 961 PURCHASE 1575 961 PURCHASE 1888 961 PURCHASE 2374 961 SALE 275 962.5 SALE 2260 964.5 SALE 948 964.5 SALE 1324 965 PURCHASE 800 965.5 PURCHASE 893 965.5 SALE 1814 966 SALE 1960 967 SALE 1014 967 SALE 487 967 SALE 127 967 PURCHASE 146 967 PURCHASE 154 967 PURCHASE 601 967 PURCHASE 607 967 SALE 3457 967.5 SALE 248 967.5 PURCHASE 4 967.5 PURCHASE 200 967.5 PURCHASE 300 967.5 PURCHASE 471 967.5 PURCHASE 682 967.5 PURCHASE 1892 967.5 PURCHASE 4500 967.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 44,023 TOTAL SALES 43,673 (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 08 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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