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Nomura International PLC14 February 2008 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Nomura International Plc Company dealt in Close Brothers Group Plc Class of relevant security to which the Ordinarydealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 13/02/2008 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities 1532700 (1.0278) (0) (0.00) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0) (0.00) 1532700 (1.0278) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell (0) (0.00) (0) (0.00) Total 1532700 (1.0278) 1532700 (1.0278) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Number Number (%) (%) (1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) Sale 25,169 7.9866 GBP purchase 600 7.93 GBPpurchase 338 7.945 GBPpurchase 938 7.95 GBPpurchase 811 7.915 GBPpurchase 127 7.915 GBPpurchase 938 7.91 GBPpurchase 938 7.91 GBPpurchase 938 7.93 GBPpurchase 507 7.91 GBPpurchase 431 7.91 GBPpurchase 938 7.91 GBPpurchase 639 7.98 GBPpurchase 299 8.00 GBPpurchase 938 7.985 GBPpurchase 938 7.985 GBPpurchase 900 8.035 GBPpurchase 38 8.035 GBPpurchase 938 8.015 GBPpurchase 938 8.005 GBPpurchase 938 7.98 GBPpurchase 938 8.025 GBPpurchase 938 8.01 GBPpurchase 100 7.975 GBPpurchase 838 7.975 GBPpurchase 938 7.975 GBPpurchase 938 8.00 GBPpurchase 938 8.025 GBPpurchase 938 8.035 GBPpurchase 552 8.045 GBPpurchase 665 8.05 GBPpurchase 339 8.05 GBPpurchase 320 8.05 GBPpurchase 535 8.06 GBPpurchase 1378 8.045 GBPpurchase 744 8.045 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 14/02/2008 Contact name Claire Lowe Telephone number 020 7521 2450 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected n/a If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) n/a Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased to which the option or (Note 2) American,e.g. call option derivative relates European etc. SHORT EQUITY SWAP WRITTEN 65,500 N/A TOTAL RETURN 27/02/2008 SWAP (SOLD 24/09/07)SHORT EQUITY SWAP WRITTEN 539,482 N/A TOTAL RETURN 27/02/2008 SWAP (SOLD 22/10/07)SHORT EQUITY SWAP WRITTEN 927,718 N/A TOTAL RETURN 27/02/2008 SWAP (SOLD 22/08/07) Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which 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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