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UBS AG (EPT)16 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 15 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 18,950 0.01% 1,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,950 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 263 946 pence PURCHASE 740 946 PURCHASE 2500 946 PURCHASE 3816 946 PURCHASE 5 947.5 PURCHASE 2500 947.5 PURCHASE 2580 947.5 SALE 700 948 SALE 8 948 SALE 3750 951 SALE 1500 951 SALE 922 951 SALE 100 951 SALE 800 951.5 SALE 667 951.5 SALE 380 951.5 SALE 333 951.5 SALE 259 951.5 SALE 200 951.5 SALE 174 951.5 SALE 608 952 SALE 587 952 PURCHASE 961 952 PURCHASE 2228 952 PURCHASE 5979 952 SALE 1083 953 SALE 177 953 SALE 97 953 SALE 4993 955 SALE 2500 955 SALE 2000 955 SALE 1318 955 SALE 1106 955 SALE 910 955 SALE 803 955 SALE 798 955 SALE 700 955 SALE 98 955 SALE 36 955 SALE 19 955 SALE 12 955 PURCHASE 260 955 PURCHASE 1768 955 SALE 3954 956 SALE 763 956 SALE 572 956 SALE 500 956 SALE 139 956 SALE 136 956 PURCHASE 350 956.5 PURCHASE 11 957 PURCHASE 257 957 PURCHASE 261 957 PURCHASE 612 958.5 PURCHASE 3350 960 SALE 3500 960.5 SALE 2500 960.5 SALE 770 960.5 SALE 500 960.5 PURCHASE 200 960.5 PURCHASE 300 960.5 PURCHASE 446 960.5 PURCHASE 2500 960.5 PURCHASE 3350 960.5 SALE 70 961 SALE 17 961 PURCHASE 537 961 PURCHASE 561 961 PURCHASE 1000 961 PURCHASE 2500 961 PURCHASE 500 963.5 PURCHASE 600 963.5 PURCHASE 725 963.5 PURCHASE 1800 963.5 PURCHASE 2500 963.5 SALE 100 968.5 SALE 100 968.5 SALE 2128 969 SALE 416 969 SALE 84 969 SALE 500 969.5 SALE 269 969.5 SALE 190 969.5 SALE 540 973.5 SALE 149 973.5 SALE 54 973.5 SALE 21 973.5 PURCHASE 350 975.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 46,310 TOTAL SALES 45,610 (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 16 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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