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UBS AG (EPT)14 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 13 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 17,250 0.01% 1,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,250 0.01% 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) SALE 227 790 pence PURCHASE 313 790.5 PURCHASE 503 790.5 PURCHASE 945 790.5 SALE 800 791 SALE 700 791 SALE 346 791 PURCHASE 1153 794 SALE 1500 795 SALE 1383 795 SALE 938 795 SALE 700 795 SALE 455 795.5 SALE 4880 796.5 SALE 2212 796.5 SALE 816 796.5 SALE 155 796.5 SALE 100 796.5 SALE 788 797 SALE 1400 797.5 SALE 1000 797.5 SALE 938 797.5 SALE 374 797.5 SALE 325 797.5 SALE 400 798 PURCHASE 36 798.5 PURCHASE 682 798.5 PURCHASE 959 798.5 PURCHASE 991 798.5 PURCHASE 1257 798.5 PURCHASE 3000 798.5 PURCHASE 5020 798.5 SALE 256 799 SALE 44 799 PURCHASE 297 799 PURCHASE 457 799 PURCHASE 657 799 PURCHASE 732 799 PURCHASE 893 799 PURCHASE 908 799 PURCHASE 970 799 PURCHASE 1298 799 PURCHASE 3000 799 PURCHASE 239 799.5 PURCHASE 323 799.5 PURCHASE 450 799.5 SALE 1295 800 SALE 415 800 PURCHASE 600 800 PURCHASE 1313 800 PURCHASE 1670 800 PURCHASE 2002 800 PURCHASE 2500 800 SALE 938 800.5 SALE 843 800.5 SALE 700 800.5 SALE 356 800.5 SALE 194 800.5 SALE 2500 801.5 SALE 1100 801.5 SALE 938 801.5 SALE 900 801.5 SALE 510 801.5 SALE 226 801.5 SALE 109 801.5 SALE 1469 802.5 SALE 938 802.5 SALE 408 802.5 SALE 300 802.5 PURCHASE 834 804.5 PURCHASE 1713 804.5 PURCHASE 1500 805 SALE 981 805.5 SALE 518 805.5 SALE 341 805.5 SALE 49 805.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 37,215 TOTAL SALES 36,765 (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 14 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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