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UBS AG (EPT)13 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 12 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 17,100 0.01% 2,818 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 2,818 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 294 854 pence SALE 1546 854 SALE 336 855.5 PURCHASE 900 856.5 PURCHASE 891 859.5 PURCHASE 50 859.5 SALE 559 863.75 PURCHASE 384 866 PURCHASE 579 866 PURCHASE 670 866 PURCHASE 600 868.5 PURCHASE 342 868.5 PURCHASE 284 869 PURCHASE 800 869 PURCHASE 1500 869 PURCHASE 538 869 PURCHASE 1291 869 PURCHASE 603 869 PURCHASE 53 869 PURCHASE 546 869 PURCHASE 848 869 PURCHASE 2124 869.5 PURCHASE 450 869.5 PURCHASE 800 869.5 SALE 900 869.5 SALE 622 869.5 PURCHASE 1083 872 SALE 390 872.5 SALE 325 873.25 SALE 237 873.5 SALE 200 873.5 SALE 14 873.75 SALE 117 874.25 PURCHASE 314 874.5 PURCHASE 100 874.5 PURCHASE 45 874.5 PURCHASE 100 875.5 PURCHASE 222 875.5 PURCHASE 555 875.5 PURCHASE 500 875.5 PURCHASE 100 875.5 PURCHASE 62 875.5 PURCHASE 500 875.5 PURCHASE 842 876 PURCHASE 100 876 PURCHASE 562 876.5 SALE 3584 877 SALE 2500 877 SALE 1000 880 SALE 290 880.5 SALE 700 883.5 PURCHASE 9783 884 PURCHASE 1402 884 PURCHASE 18 884 PURCHASE 109 884 SALE 175 884 SALE 544 885 PURCHASE 100 885.5 PURCHASE 3 885.5 SALE 1100 886 SALE 2500 886 PURCHASE 11286 886 PURCHASE 1878 886.5 PURCHASE 1653 886.5 SALE 12109 887 SALE 1370 887 SALE 101 887.5 SALE 200 887.5 SALE 76 887.5 SALE 555 887.5 SALE 364 887.5 PURCHASE 300 889 PURCHASE 157 889 PURCHASE 500 889 PURCHASE 600 889 PURCHASE 2100 889 SALE 1482 890 SALE 1428 890 PURCHASE 100 890 PURCHASE 1850 890 PURCHASE 700 890 PURCHASE 281 890 SALE 3826 892 SALE 1028 892 SALE 1566 892 SALE 3750 892 PURCHASE 1000 893 PURCHASE 963 893 PURCHASE 37 893 SALE 521 893.5 SALE 563 894 SALE 5677 896 SALE 2741 896 SALE 2500 896 TOTAL PURCHASES 54,158 TOTAL SALES 57,790 (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 13 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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