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UBS AG (EPT)21 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 20 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% 11,136 0.01%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 17,100 0.01% 11,136 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) SALE 748 944.5 pence PURCHASE 1112 945 SALE 335 945 SALE 318 945 SALE 500 945 SALE 200 945 SALE 722 945 PURCHASE 1004 945.5 PURCHASE 665 945.5 PURCHASE 1262 945.5 PURCHASE 812 945.5 PURCHASE 608 945.5 PURCHASE 545 945.5 SALE 250 945.5 SALE 393 945.5 SALE 1508 945.5 SALE 1936 945.5 SALE 7275 945.5 PURCHASE 1368 946.5 PURCHASE 960 946.5 PURCHASE 14 946.5 PURCHASE 653 946.5 SALE 2500 947 SALE 721 947 SALE 793 947 SALE 900 947 SALE 429 947.5 SALE 6 947.5 PURCHASE 560 947.5 PURCHASE 645 947.5 PURCHASE 604 947.5 PURCHASE 299 947.5 PURCHASE 265 947.5 PURCHASE 943 948 PURCHASE 615 948 PURCHASE 100 948 PURCHASE 1351 948 PURCHASE 1000 948 PURCHASE 2300 948 PURCHASE 87 948 PURCHASE 756 950 PURCHASE 756 950 TOTAL PURCHASES 19,284 TOTAL SALES 19,534 (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 21 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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