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UBS AG (EPT)15 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 14 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 25,265 0.02% 1,550 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 25,265 0.02% 1,550 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 1559 793.5 pence SALE 100 793.5 SALE 1452 794 SALE 764 794 SALE 600 794 SALE 600 794 SALE 1644 794.5 SALE 526 794.5 SALE 517 794.5 SALE 500 794.5 SALE 500 794.5 SALE 384 794.5 SALE 200 794.5 SALE 69 794.5 SALE 15 794.5 SALE 9 794.5 SALE 1504 797 SALE 721 797 SALE 447 797 SALE 261 797 PURCHASE 55 798.5 PURCHASE 586 798.5 PURCHASE 858 798.5 PURCHASE 2542 798.5 SALE 5673 799 SALE 1372 799 SALE 600 799 PURCHASE 1412 799.5 PURCHASE 407 800 PURCHASE 700 800 PURCHASE 1020 800 PURCHASE 1136 800 PURCHASE 2460 800 PURCHASE 3000 800 PURCHASE 3421 800 PURCHASE 878 802 PURCHASE 1333 802 SALE 490 803 PURCHASE 358 803 PURCHASE 208 804 PURCHASE 1088 804 PURCHASE 1296 804 PURCHASE 300 805 PURCHASE 300 805 PURCHASE 513 805.5 PURCHASE 1234 805.5 PURCHASE 1443 805.5 SALE 538 806 SALE 70 806 PURCHASE 1358 806 PURCHASE 150 806.5 PURCHASE 200 806.5 PURCHASE 638 806.5 PURCHASE 1077 806.5 SALE 676 807 SALE 439 807 PURCHASE 274 807.5 TOTAL PURCHASES 30,245 TOTAL SALES 22,230 (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 15 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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