18th Jan 2008 11:41
UBS AG (EPT)18 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 17 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 19,200 0.01% 1,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 19,200 0.01% 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 25 942 pence PURCHASE 301 942 PURCHASE 645 942 PURCHASE 884 942 PURCHASE 7585 942 SALE 1717 943 SALE 140 943 SALE 100 944 SALE 1780 944.5 SALE 1034 944.5 SALE 100 944.5 SALE 100 944.5 PURCHASE 400 944.5 SALE 600 945.5 SALE 224 945.5 SALE 200 945.5 SALE 104 946 SALE 27 946 PURCHASE 705 946 SALE 500 946.5 SALE 454 946.5 SALE 433 946.5 SALE 25 946.5 SALE 2613 947 SALE 2500 947 SALE 118 947 PURCHASE 143 947 PURCHASE 3730 947 PURCHASE 4500 947 SALE 806 947.5 SALE 533 947.5 SALE 153 947.5 PURCHASE 900 947.5 PURCHASE 3508 947.5 SALE 2000 948 SALE 1826 948 SALE 450 948 SALE 392 948 SALE 140 948 SALE 1822 948.5 SALE 1392 948.5 SALE 1200 948.5 SALE 800 948.5 SALE 700 948.5 SALE 690 948.5 SALE 345 948.5 SALE 340 948.5 SALE 2000 949 SALE 2000 949 SALE 2000 949 SALE 2000 949 SALE 1500 949 SALE 1175 949 SALE 1175 949 SALE 622 949 SALE 420 949 SALE 416 949 SALE 416 949 SALE 340 949 SALE 300 949 SALE 207 949 SALE 100 949 SALE 32 949 PURCHASE 261 949 PURCHASE 560 949 PURCHASE 592 949 SALE 3000 949.5 SALE 1058 949.5 SALE 626 949.5 SALE 623 949.5 SALE 480 949.5 SALE 400 949.5 PURCHASE 69 949.5 PURCHASE 214 949.5 PURCHASE 585 949.5 PURCHASE 800 949.5 PURCHASE 2305 949.5 SALE 3000 950 SALE 2500 950 SALE 2230 950 SALE 1500 950 SALE 703 950 SALE 617 950 SALE 617 950 SALE 576 950 SALE 139 950 SALE 54 950 PURCHASE 327 950 PURCHASE 2500 950 PURCHASE 119 950.5 PURCHASE 270 950.5 PURCHASE 271 950.5 PURCHASE 410 950.5 PURCHASE 429 950.5 PURCHASE 523 950.5 PURCHASE 724 950.5 PURCHASE 800 950.5 PURCHASE 2500 950.5 SALE 1500 951 PURCHASE 100 951 PURCHASE 207 951 PURCHASE 575 951 PURCHASE 861 951 PURCHASE 900 951 PURCHASE 2500 951 PURCHASE 169 951.5 PURCHASE 2360 951.5 PURCHASE 2500 951.5 SALE 804 952 SALE 645 952 PURCHASE 7 952 PURCHASE 698 952 PURCHASE 1000 952 SALE 166 952.5 PURCHASE 442 952.5 PURCHASE 489 952.5 PURCHASE 500 952.5 PURCHASE 1369 952.5 PURCHASE 2500 952.5 PURCHASE 90 953 PURCHASE 267 953 PURCHASE 271 953 PURCHASE 383 953 PURCHASE 485 953 PURCHASE 535 953 PURCHASE 800 953 PURCHASE 2500 953 PURCHASE 2500 953 SALE 100 953.5 SALE 194 954 TOTAL PURCHASES 62,593 TOTAL SALES 62,593 (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 18 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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