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UBS AG (EPT)18 December 2007 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 DECEMBER 2007 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% 10,686 0.01%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 10,686 0.01% (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 500 916 pence PURCHASE 500 916 PURCHASE 242 916 PURCHASE 1637 916 PURCHASE 1300 916 PURCHASE 626 916 PURCHASE 631 916 PURCHASE 321 916 PURCHASE 2556 917 PURCHASE 575 917 PURCHASE 2400 917 PURCHASE 1525 917 PURCHASE 44 917.5 PURCHASE 440 919 PURCHASE 500 919 PURCHASE 500 919 PURCHASE 622 919 SALE 300 919 PURCHASE 711 920 PURCHASE 641 920 PURCHASE 3 920 PURCHASE 74 920 SALE 2500 921.5 SALE 1161 921.5 SALE 75 921.5 SALE 800 921.5 SALE 2800 921.5 SALE 972 922 PURCHASE 741 923 PURCHASE 317 923 SALE 202 924.5 SALE 454 925 SALE 1403 925 SALE 775 925 SALE 884 925 SALE 1165 925 SALE 909 925.5 SALE 2500 925.5 SALE 26 925.5 SALE 1300 925.5 SALE 3701 926 PURCHASE 400 926.5 PURCHASE 2163 926.5 PURCHASE 645 926.5 PURCHASE 2311 926.5 SALE 1761 926.5 SALE 7650 926.5 SALE 5214 926.5 PURCHASE 637 927.5 PURCHASE 500 927.5 PURCHASE 500 928 PURCHASE 700 928 PURCHASE 2822 928 PURCHASE 2500 928 PURCHASE 2500 929 PURCHASE 2352 929 PURCHASE 316 929 PURCHASE 500 929 TOTAL PURCHASES 36,252 TOTAL SALES 36,552 (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 DECEMBER 2007Contact name NIMISHA SACHDEVTelephone number 020 7568 9289Name 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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