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UBS AG (EPT)18 February 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 15 FEBRUARY 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 28,123 0.02% 1,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 28,123 0.02% 1,550 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 135 779 pence PURCHASE 51 782.5 PURCHASE 964 782.5 PURCHASE 1 784 PURCHASE 200 784 PURCHASE 30 785.5 PURCHASE 86 785.5 PURCHASE 1500 785.5 PURCHASE 2398 785.5 SALE 3679 786 SALE 1926 786 SALE 1427 786 SALE 1248 786 SALE 793 786 SALE 200 786 PURCHASE 50 786 PURCHASE 11 787 PURCHASE 89 787 SALE 2000 788 SALE 800 788 SALE 311 788 SALE 6 788 SALE 100 789.5 SALE 700 795 SALE 413 795 PURCHASE 29 798 PURCHASE 85 798 PURCHASE 2457 798 SALE 604 798.5 SALE 100 798.5 PURCHASE 100 799.5 PURCHASE 220 799.5 PURCHASE 314 799.5 PURCHASE 600 799.5 PURCHASE 721 799.5 PURCHASE 1000 799.5 PURCHASE 3000 799.5 SALE 868 803.5 SALE 703 803.5 PURCHASE 100 805 PURCHASE 100 805 PURCHASE 500 805 PURCHASE 869 805 PURCHASE 1500 806 PURCHASE 1500 806 PURCHASE 26 806.5 PURCHASE 100 806.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 18,736 TOTAL SALES 15,878 (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 18 FEBRUARY 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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