UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:02am EST

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UBS AG (EPT)
15 January 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 Branch
Company dealt in                               Reuters Group PLC
Class of relevant security to which the        Ord 25p
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing                                14 JANUARY 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               15,542   0.00%         3,524     0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                                 15,542   0.00%         3,524     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 than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total



(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)


     PURCHASE                    46                          590 pence
     PURCHASE                    293                            590
     PURCHASE                    397                            590
     PURCHASE                    794                            590
     PURCHASE                    957                            590
     PURCHASE                   1243                            590
     PURCHASE                   1905                            590
     PURCHASE                   2000                            590
     PURCHASE                   2000                            590
     PURCHASE                   2000                            590
     PURCHASE                   2164                            590
     PURCHASE                   2738                            590
     PURCHASE                   4699                            590
     PURCHASE                   3048                           591.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                           591.5
     PURCHASE                   1149                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   1243                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   1443                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   1600                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   2760                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   3000                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   4202                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   4389                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   4676                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   4757                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                           592.5
     PURCHASE                   1122                            593
       SALE                     3300                            594
       SALE                     2800                            594
       SALE                     2055                            594
       SALE                     1100                            594
       SALE                      242                            594
       SALE                      226                            594
       SALE                      100                            594
       SALE                      36                             594
     PURCHASE                    57                             594
     PURCHASE                    100                            594
     PURCHASE                    426                            594
     PURCHASE                    723                            594
     PURCHASE                    818                            594
     PURCHASE                    916                            594
     PURCHASE                    990                            594
     PURCHASE                   3574                            594
       SALE                     4000                           594.5
       SALE                     1025                           594.5
       SALE                      68                            594.5
     PURCHASE                    502                           594.5
     PURCHASE                    764                           594.5
     PURCHASE                   2010                           594.5
     PURCHASE                   3253                           594.5
     PURCHASE                   3300                           594.5
       SALE                     4312                            595
       SALE                     3300                            595
     PURCHASE                    263                            595
     PURCHASE                    453                            595
     PURCHASE                   1752                            595
     PURCHASE                   3037                            595
       SALE                     4000                           595.5
       SALE                     2497                           595.5
       SALE                     2200                           595.5
       SALE                       3                            595.5
     PURCHASE                    200                           595.5
     PURCHASE                   1400                           595.5
     PURCHASE                   2228                           595.5
     PURCHASE                   2900                           595.5
     PURCHASE                   3502                           595.5
     PURCHASE                   5072                           595.5
       SALE                     29715                           596
       SALE                     10616                           596
       SALE                     4764                            596
       SALE                     4209                            596
       SALE                     3300                            596
       SALE                     3300                            596
       SALE                     3300                            596
       SALE                     3300                            596
       SALE                     3300                            596
       SALE                     3300                            596
       SALE                     2400                            596
       SALE                     1250                            596
       SALE                     1200                            596
       SALE                     1006                            596
       SALE                      871                            596
       SALE                      806                            596
       SALE                      550                            596
       SALE                      494                            596
       SALE                      460                            596
       SALE                      400                            596
       SALE                      194                            596
       SALE                      29                             596
     PURCHASE                    50                             596
     PURCHASE                    206                            596
     PURCHASE                    393                            596
     PURCHASE                    800                            596
     PURCHASE                   2704                            596
     PURCHASE                   2907                            596
     PURCHASE                   3094                            596
     PURCHASE                   3100                            596
     PURCHASE                   3300                            596
     PURCHASE                   4000                            596
     PURCHASE                   8981                            596
       SALE                     8699                           596.5
       SALE                     4935                           596.5
       SALE                     3623                           596.5
       SALE                     1910                           596.5
       SALE                     1345                           596.5
       SALE                      997                           596.5
       SALE                      656                           596.5
       SALE                      393                           596.5
       SALE                      377                           596.5
       SALE                       9                            596.5
     PURCHASE                    37                            596.5
     PURCHASE                    81                            596.5
     PURCHASE                    233                           596.5
     PURCHASE                    577                           596.5
     PURCHASE                    835                           596.5
     PURCHASE                    900                           596.5
     PURCHASE                   1300                           596.5
     PURCHASE                   1419                           596.5
     PURCHASE                   1910                           596.5
     PURCHASE                   2024                           596.5
     PURCHASE                   4500                           596.5
       SALE                     1812                            597
       SALE                     1500                            597
       SALE                     1000                            597
       SALE                      700                            597
       SALE                      618                            597
       SALE                      230                            597
       SALE                      196                            597
     PURCHASE                    44                             597
     PURCHASE                    138                            597
     PURCHASE                    183                            597
     PURCHASE                   1177                            597
     PURCHASE                   2837                            597
     PURCHASE                   3817                            597
     PURCHASE                   4000                            597
     PURCHASE                   4000                            597
     PURCHASE                   4323                            597
       SALE                      730                            598
     PURCHASE                   1036                            598
       SALE                     5113                           598.5
       SALE                     5000                           598.5
       SALE                     4379                           598.5
       SALE                     3000                           598.5
       SALE                      62                            598.5
     PURCHASE                    927                           598.5
       SALE                     1337                            599
     PURCHASE                   4773                            599
     PURCHASE                   1086                           599.5
     PURCHASE                   1300                           599.5
       SALE                      606                           603.5
       SALE                     1036                           604.5
       SALE                     1036                            605
       SALE                      900                            606

  TOTAL PURCHASES              180,857

    TOTAL SALES                162,227

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g  Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities    Price per unit
CFD                                    (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     Option
name,e.g.  selling,        securities   price      American,   date       money paid/
call       purchasing,     to which the            European               received per
option     varying etc     option                  etc.                   unit (Note
                           relates                                        4)
                           (Note 6)





(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit
option                                         (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 person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.



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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)
                     NO


Date of disclosure                             15 JANUARY 2008
Contact name                                   LOUISE ROBINSON
Telephone number                               020 7567 8762
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected   Reuters Group PLC
Nature of connection (Note 9)                  CONNECTED ADVISER

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk






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