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UBS AG (EPT)04 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 03 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% 1,300 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 1,300 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 63 924 pence PURCHASE 123 924 PURCHASE 2500 924 PURCHASE 552 928 PURCHASE 557 928 PURCHASE 2000 928 PURCHASE 2500 928 SALE 1900 928.5 SALE 840 932 SALE 830 932 SALE 100 932 SALE 2000 932.5 SALE 300 932.5 PURCHASE 125 932.5 PURCHASE 600 932.5 PURCHASE 1000 932.5 PURCHASE 2000 932.5 PURCHASE 2500 932.5 PURCHASE 310 933.5 SALE 1100 935 SALE 883 935 SALE 827 935 SALE 500 935 SALE 400 935 SALE 232 935 PURCHASE 59 935 PURCHASE 230 935 PURCHASE 600 935 PURCHASE 5000 935 SALE 320 935.5 PURCHASE 516 936.5 PURCHASE 549 941.5 PURCHASE 43 943.5 PURCHASE 164 944 PURCHASE 1741 944 PURCHASE 126 945.5 PURCHASE 50 948 PURCHASE 59 948 PURCHASE 200 948 PURCHASE 324 948 SALE 6726 950 SALE 3153 950 SALE 2258 950 SALE 581 950 SALE 581 950 SALE 485 950 SALE 225 950 TOTAL PURCHASES 24,491 TOTAL SALES 24,241 (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 04 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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