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UBS AG (EPT)05 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 04 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 18,247 0.01% 4,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,247 0.01% 4,550 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) SALE 120 839.5 pence PURCHASE 627 840.5 SALE 887 840.5 PURCHASE 1059 840.5 PURCHASE 887 840.5 SALE 32 840.5 SALE 382 840.5 PURCHASE 382 840.5 PURCHASE 2387 840.5 SALE 1000 841.5 SALE 700 841.5 SALE 179 841.5 PURCHASE 663 842.5 PURCHASE 905 842.5 SALE 100 842.5 SALE 972 842.5 SALE 100 842.5 SALE 100 842.5 SALE 13 842.75 PURCHASE 178 843 SALE 63 843 SALE 1397 843 SALE 236 843 SALE 1196 843 SALE 700 843 PURCHASE 5105 843 PURCHASE 400 843.5 SALE 230 843.5 SALE 100 843.5 SALE 119 843.5 SALE 200 843.5 SALE 100 843.5 PURCHASE 862 843.5 PURCHASE 2654 843.5 SALE 681 843.5 SALE 3394 843.5 SALE 7181 843.5 PURCHASE 751 844 PURCHASE 751 844 SALE 1825 844 SALE 200 844 SALE 2700 844.5 SALE 41 844.5 SALE 600 844.5 SALE 134 844.5 PURCHASE 751 845 PURCHASE 303 845 PURCHASE 162 845 PURCHASE 100 845 PURCHASE 512 845 PURCHASE 751 845 PURCHASE 1100 845 PURCHASE 903 845 PURCHASE 163 845 PURCHASE 100 845 PURCHASE 320 845 PURCHASE 1400 845 PURCHASE 100 845 PURCHASE 2550 845.5 SALE 249 846 SALE 297 846 SALE 1362 846 SALE 407 846 SALE 1444 846 SALE 400 846 SALE 340 846 SALE 155 846.5 SALE 56 848 SALE 400 848 SALE 2000 848.5 SALE 1000 848.5 PURCHASE 1445 850 PURCHASE 1571 850 PURCHASE 100 850 PURCHASE 3750 850 PURCHASE 100 850 TOTAL PURCHASES 33,792 TOTAL SALES 33,792 (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 05 FEBRUARY 2008Contact 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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