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UBS AG (EPT)15 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 14 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 18,600 0.01% 1,900 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,600 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 4125 975.5 pence SALE 722 975.5 SALE 500 975.5 PURCHASE 73 979 PURCHASE 85 979 PURCHASE 1000 979 SALE 1007 980 SALE 500 980 SALE 21 980 PURCHASE 81 980 PURCHASE 900 980 PURCHASE 1282 980 PURCHASE 2500 980 PURCHASE 900 982 PURCHASE 1422 982.5 PURCHASE 93 983 PURCHASE 2286 983 SALE 2606 983.5 SALE 1039 983.5 SALE 567 983.5 SALE 400 983.5 SALE 327 983.5 SALE 100 983.5 SALE 100 983.5 SALE 1698 984.5 SALE 1298 984.5 SALE 997 984.5 SALE 862 984.5 SALE 413 984.5 SALE 335 984.5 SALE 232 984.5 SALE 158 984.5 SALE 100 984.5 SALE 100 984.5 SALE 2588 985 SALE 2400 985 SALE 483 985 SALE 55 985 PURCHASE 191 985 PURCHASE 200 985 PURCHASE 209 985 PURCHASE 1043 985 PURCHASE 6700 985 PURCHASE 710 986 PURCHASE 736 986 PURCHASE 1041 986 PURCHASE 2467 986 SALE 2000 987 SALE 1023 987 SALE 900 987 SALE 646 987 PURCHASE 1500 988 SALE 1000 990 SALE 1000 990 SALE 769 990 SALE 500 990 PURCHASE 1414 990 PURCHASE 338 992 PURCHASE 2500 992 PURCHASE 2500 992 TOTAL PURCHASES 32,171 TOTAL SALES 31,571 (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 15 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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