21st Feb 2008 11:39
UBS AG (EPT)21 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 20 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 27,245 0.02% 1,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 27,245 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 3400 792.5 pence PURCHASE 285 794.5 PURCHASE 434 794.5 PURCHASE 1500 794.5 PURCHASE 2168 794.5 SALE 2 795 SALE 314 795.5 SALE 2 795.5 PURCHASE 105 795.5 PURCHASE 341 795.5 PURCHASE 501 795.5 PURCHASE 1500 795.5 SALE 434 796 SALE 173 796 SALE 2 796 PURCHASE 2350 796 PURCHASE 12 796.132 SALE 195 796.5 SALE 132 796.5 SALE 2 796.5 SALE 27 797 SALE 2 797 SALE 2 797 PURCHASE 251 797 PURCHASE 749 797 PURCHASE 100 798 PURCHASE 216 798 PURCHASE 962 798 PURCHASE 3000 798 PURCHASE 523 799 PURCHASE 600 799 SALE 18856 799.5 SALE 96 800 PURCHASE 59 800 PURCHASE 305 800 TOTAL PURCHASES 19,361 TOTAL SALES 20,239 (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 21 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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