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UBS AG (EPT)09 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 08 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 17,100 0.01% 1,700 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 1,700 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 773 972 pence SALE 2500 973 SALE 766 973.5 SALE 252 973.5 SALE 3788 974 SALE 1039 974 SALE 522 974 SALE 430 974 SALE 231 974 SALE 200 974 SALE 185 974 PURCHASE 4027 974 PURCHASE 87 975 PURCHASE 300 975 PURCHASE 507 975 PURCHASE 705 975 PURCHASE 300 975.5 PURCHASE 473 975.5 PURCHASE 548 975.5 PURCHASE 1000 975.5 SALE 2500 976 SALE 2222 976 SALE 1273 976 SALE 1000 976 SALE 700 976 SALE 607 976 SALE 553 976 SALE 236 976 SALE 100 976 PURCHASE 138 976 PURCHASE 175 976 PURCHASE 300 976 PURCHASE 509 976 PURCHASE 1000 976 PURCHASE 1500 976 SALE 2500 976.5 SALE 1494 976.5 SALE 142 976.5 PURCHASE 200 976.5 PURCHASE 300 976.5 PURCHASE 1500 976.5 PURCHASE 2500 976.5 SALE 1150 977 SALE 197 977 PURCHASE 300 977 PURCHASE 1150 977 PURCHASE 77 977.5 PURCHASE 431 977.5 PURCHASE 521 977.5 PURCHASE 844 977.5 SALE 2500 978 SALE 2246 978 SALE 4434 979 PURCHASE 278 979.5 PURCHASE 300 979.5 PURCHASE 830 979.5 PURCHASE 300 980 PURCHASE 300 980 PURCHASE 354 980 PURCHASE 704 980 PURCHASE 790 980 PURCHASE 836 980 PURCHASE 836 980 PURCHASE 1044 980 PURCHASE 1400 980 PURCHASE 1577 980 PURCHASE 1631 980 PURCHASE 2119 980 PURCHASE 2429 980 SALE 3276 982 TOTAL PURCHASES 35,893 TOTAL SALES 37,043 (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 09 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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