28th Jan 2008 11:18
UBS AG (EPT)28 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 25 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 21,608 0.01% 2,650 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 21,608 0.01% 2,650 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 2653 800 pence PURCHASE 3000 800 PURCHASE 873 800 PURCHASE 580 801 PURCHASE 2500 803.5 PURCHASE 2545 803.5 SALE 4158 803.5 PURCHASE 993 803.5 PURCHASE 576 803.5 SALE 130 804.5 SALE 620 804.5 PURCHASE 1109 805 SALE 5558 805.5 SALE 1500 805.5 SALE 2593 805.5 SALE 1500 805.5 SALE 1292 805.5 SALE 200 805.5 SALE 2588 806 PURCHASE 1100 806 PURCHASE 1800 806 PURCHASE 420 806.5 PURCHASE 2500 806.5 PURCHASE 2900 807 PURCHASE 313 807 PURCHASE 969 808.5 PURCHASE 800 808.5 PURCHASE 2403 809 PURCHASE 592 809 PURCHASE 3052 809 PURCHASE 993 809 PURCHASE 216 809 PURCHASE 121 809.5 SALE 1856 809.5 SALE 895 809.5 SALE 4555 810 SALE 1387 810 PURCHASE 461 810.5 SALE 850 810.5 PURCHASE 2500 810.5 PURCHASE 1056 810.5 PURCHASE 850 810.5 PURCHASE 89 811 PURCHASE 521 811 PURCHASE 627 811 PURCHASE 312 812 SALE 189 812 SALE 2500 812 SALE 1500 812 SALE 40 813 SALE 462 813 SALE 157 813 PURCHASE 67 814 PURCHASE 900 814 SALE 4972 814.5 SALE 520 814.5 PURCHASE 2512 815 PURCHASE 283 815.5 PURCHASE 229 815.5 PURCHASE 242 815.5 PURCHASE 292 816.5 SALE 1425 818 SALE 445 818 SALE 54 818 SALE 45 820.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 43,949 TOTAL SALES 41,991 (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 28 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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