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UBS AG (EPT)14 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 Branch Company dealt in Close Brothers Group Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ord 25pdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 11 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 18,400 0.01% 2,300 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,400 0.01% 2,300 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 774 948.5 pence PURCHASE 572 948.5 PURCHASE 585 948.5 PURCHASE 605 948.5 PURCHASE 638 948.5 PURCHASE 1555 948.5 PURCHASE 649 949.5 PURCHASE 857 949.5 PURCHASE 46 950.5 SALE 2550 952 SALE 837 952 PURCHASE 440 952.5 PURCHASE 576 952.5 PURCHASE 978 952.5 PURCHASE 1004 952.5 PURCHASE 1029 952.5 PURCHASE 1120 952.5 SALE 1657 956.5 SALE 500 956.5 SALE 240 956.5 SALE 220 956.5 SALE 1109 957 SALE 1000 957 SALE 1000 957 SALE 745 957 SALE 500 957 PURCHASE 2500 958 PURCHASE 576 958.5 SALE 3322 959 SALE 2500 959 SALE 1900 959 SALE 1100 959 SALE 1085 959 SALE 798 959 SALE 575 959 SALE 542 959 SALE 500 959 SALE 157 959 PURCHASE 5 959 PURCHASE 470 959 PURCHASE 535 959 PURCHASE 546 959 PURCHASE 699 959 PURCHASE 881 959 PURCHASE 2200 959 PURCHASE 503 960.5 PURCHASE 88 962 PURCHASE 387 962 SALE 1800 963 SALE 938 963 SALE 648 963 SALE 57 963 PURCHASE 2500 972 SALE 675 975.5 SALE 1756 978.5 SALE 500 981.5 SALE 168 981.5 SALE 47 982.5 SALE 3113 985 SALE 1326 985 PURCHASE 263 986 PURCHASE 277 986 SALE 3625 986.5 SALE 66 986.5 SALE 13 986.5 PURCHASE 1318 990 PURCHASE 4000 990 PURCHASE 4783 990 SALE 2015 995 SALE 1084 995 PURCHASE 700 1000 PURCHASE 2000 1000 PURCHASE 5557 1000 TOTAL PURCHASES 41,442 TOTAL SALES 41,442 (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 JANUARY 2008 Contact name LOUISE ROBINSON Telephone number 020 7567 8762 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected Close Brothers Group Plc Nature 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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