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UBS AG (EPT)12 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 11 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 18,864 0.01% 950 0.00%(2) Derivatives (other thanoptions)(3) Options and agreements topurchase/sellTotal 18,864 0.01% 950 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 248 874.5 pence SALE 218 874.5 PURCHASE 4276 874.5 SALE 1000 875.5 SALE 11 875.5 SALE 20 875.75 SALE 546 876 SALE 430 876 SALE 212 876 SALE 198 876 SALE 181 876 SALE 13 876 SALE 12 876 SALE 12 876 SALE 2500 876.5 SALE 641 876.5 SALE 1584 877.5 SALE 615 877.5 SALE 599 877.5 SALE 595 877.5 SALE 449 877.5 SALE 176 877.5 PURCHASE 5 877.5 PURCHASE 66 877.5 PURCHASE 260 877.5 PURCHASE 300 877.5 PURCHASE 364 877.5 PURCHASE 364 877.5 SALE 411 879.5 SALE 364 879.5 SALE 36 879.5 SALE 1 879.5 PURCHASE 364 879.5 PURCHASE 100 880.5 PURCHASE 400 880.5 PURCHASE 6 881 PURCHASE 300 881 PURCHASE 400 881 TOTAL PURCHASES 7,205 TOTAL SALES 11,072 (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 12 DECEMBER 2007Contact 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:
Close Bros