22nd Feb 2008 11:25
UBS AG (EPT)22 February 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 21 FEBRUARY 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 27,245 0.02% 1,450 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 27,245 0.02% 1,450 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 4505 790 pence SALE 2420 790 SALE 1475 790 SALE 1100 790 SALE 257 790 SALE 183 790 PURCHASE 975 791 PURCHASE 107 792 PURCHASE 362 792 PURCHASE 921 792 SALE 3442 795 SALE 1454 795 SALE 1329 795 PURCHASE 70 796 PURCHASE 116 796 PURCHASE 232 796 PURCHASE 564 796 PURCHASE 1645 796 PURCHASE 215 796.5 PURCHASE 3000 796.5 PURCHASE 100 798.5 PURCHASE 100 798.5 PURCHASE 243 798.5 PURCHASE 430 798.5 PURCHASE 50 800 PURCHASE 181 800 PURCHASE 233 800 PURCHASE 284 800 PURCHASE 466 800 PURCHASE 1926 800 PURCHASE 3000 800 PURCHASE 100 800.5 PURCHASE 810 801.5 PURCHASE 884 801.5 PURCHASE 888 801.5 PURCHASE 54 802.5 PURCHASE 732 802.5 PURCHASE 42 803 PURCHASE 52 803 PURCHASE 100 803 PURCHASE 100 803 PURCHASE 207 803 PURCHASE 807 803 PURCHASE 857 803 SALE 2500 804.5 SALE 960 804.5 SALE 728 804.5 SALE 400 804.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 20,853 TOTAL SALES 20,753 (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 22 FEBRUARY 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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