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UBS AG (EPT)14 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 13 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% 6,602 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 6,602 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 503 863.5 pence SALE 185 863.5 SALE 5000 865 SALE 1406 865 SALE 261 865 SALE 2812 865 PURCHASE 700 865.5 PURCHASE 473 865.5 SALE 548 865.5 SALE 1000 865.5 SALE 855 865.5 PURCHASE 2434 865.5 PURCHASE 41 865.5 PURCHASE 5050 865.5 PURCHASE 71 866 PURCHASE 4751 866 PURCHASE 1439 866.5 PURCHASE 499 866.5 PURCHASE 645 867 PURCHASE 392 867 PURCHASE 700 867 PURCHASE 2500 867 SALE 72 867.5 SALE 612 868 PURCHASE 819 870.5 PURCHASE 1062 870.5 PURCHASE 200 870.5 SALE 501 871 SALE 420 871 SALE 6 871 SALE 153 871.5 SALE 910 871.5 SALE 1000 871.5 SALE 500 871.5 SALE 1525 872.5 SALE 993 872.5 SALE 457 872.5 SALE 872 872.5 PURCHASE 1026 872.5 PURCHASE 519 872.5 PURCHASE 9916 872.5 SALE 1004 872.5 SALE 2500 872.5 SALE 2500 872.5 SALE 900 872.5 PURCHASE 6649 873 PURCHASE 4634 873 PURCHASE 171 873 SALE 868 873 SALE 879 873 SALE 906 873 SALE 1300 873 PURCHASE 660 873.5 PURCHASE 2500 873.5 SALE 547 873.5 SALE 945 874 SALE 1765 874 SALE 910 874 SALE 1299 874 SALE 502 874.5 SALE 529 874.5 PURCHASE 9666 875 PURCHASE 1762 875 SALE 3440 875 SALE 1000 875 SALE 2649 875 SALE 1500 875 SALE 1424 875 SALE 1500 875 SALE 2500 875 SALE 2888 875 SALE 961 875 SALE 261 875 SALE 495 875.5 SALE 865 875.5 PURCHASE 2500 875.5 PURCHASE 135 875.5 PURCHASE 503 875.5 SALE 2500 876 SALE 2500 876 SALE 842 876 SALE 650 876 SALE 2500 876 SALE 1163 876 SALE 208 876 SALE 792 876.5 SALE 2500 876.5 PURCHASE 1272 876.5 PURCHASE 2500 876.5 PURCHASE 694 876.5 SALE 650 877 SALE 2500 877 PURCHASE 400 877 PURCHASE 700 877.5 PURCHASE 500 877.5 PURCHASE 306 877.5 PURCHASE 2500 877.5 PURCHASE 575 877.5 PURCHASE 600 877.5 SALE 596 877.5 SALE 38 877.75 PURCHASE 100 878 SALE 1627 878 PURCHASE 522 878.5 PURCHASE 645 878.5 PURCHASE 200 878.5 PURCHASE 429 878.5 PURCHASE 168 878.5 PURCHASE 100 878.5 SALE 1112 879 SALE 2500 879 SALE 92 879.5 PURCHASE 288 880 PURCHASE 5000 880 SALE 951 881 SALE 2500 881 SALE 51 883 SALE 503 863.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 79,916 TOTAL SALES 83,700 (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 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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