UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure-Amendment

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:27am EST

RNS Number:8388L
UBS AG (EPT)
15 January 2008

This announcement replaces the previous RNS amendment reference 4075L released
at 11:50 on 9th January 2008.  Amendment made to the short figure in 2 (a) due
to a late trade.  All other information remains unchanged.





                                                                    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                                08 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                651     0.00%         23,896    0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                                  651     0.00%         23,896    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)


       SALE                     6104                        621.5 pence
     PURCHASE                    600                           621.5
       SALE                     5980                            622
       SALE                     1000                            622
       SALE                      800                            622
       SALE                      452                            622
     PURCHASE                    113                            622
     PURCHASE                    214                            622
     PURCHASE                    308                            622
     PURCHASE                    452                            622
     PURCHASE                    567                            622
     PURCHASE                    796                            622
     PURCHASE                   1400                            622
     PURCHASE                   1500                            622
     PURCHASE                   1800                            622
       SALE                     14827                          622.5
       SALE                     7743                           622.5
       SALE                     3700                           622.5
       SALE                     3206                           622.5
       SALE                     3012                           622.5
       SALE                     1698                           622.5
       SALE                     1487                           622.5
       SALE                     1406                           622.5
       SALE                     1026                           622.5
       SALE                      561                           622.5
       SALE                      481                           622.5
       SALE                      160                           622.5
       SALE                      94                            622.5
       SALE                      93                            622.5
       SALE                      74                            622.5
       SALE                      68                            622.5
     PURCHASE                   1700                           622.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                           622.5
     PURCHASE                   3300                           622.5
     PURCHASE                   52887                          622.5
       SALE                     4000                            623
       SALE                     3451                            623
       SALE                     2585                            623
       SALE                     1100                            623
     PURCHASE                   1100                            623
     PURCHASE                   1300                            623
     PURCHASE                   2294                            623
       SALE                     4788                           623.5
       SALE                     4000                           623.5
       SALE                     4000                           623.5
       SALE                     2513                           623.5
       SALE                     1487                           623.5
       SALE                      72                            623.5
     PURCHASE                    13                            623.5
     PURCHASE                    59                            623.5
     PURCHASE                    113                           623.5
     PURCHASE                    118                           623.5
     PURCHASE                    474                           623.5
     PURCHASE                    482                           623.5
     PURCHASE                    600                           623.5
     PURCHASE                   3100                           623.5
       SALE                     15102                           624
     PURCHASE                    154                            624
     PURCHASE                   2875                            624
     PURCHASE                   3000                            624
       SALE                     4000                           624.5
     PURCHASE                    325                           624.5
     PURCHASE                    487                           624.5
     PURCHASE                    795                           624.5
     PURCHASE                   2600                           624.5
     PURCHASE                   2880                           624.5
     PURCHASE                   1100                            625
     PURCHASE                   1708                            625
     PURCHASE                   2112                            625
     PURCHASE                   2513                            625
     PURCHASE                   2810                            625
     PURCHASE                   3100                            625
     PURCHASE                   3900                            625
     PURCHASE                    42                            625.5
     PURCHASE                    219                           625.5
     PURCHASE                    247                           625.5
     PURCHASE                    266                           625.5
     PURCHASE                    267                           625.5
     PURCHASE                    291                           625.5
     PURCHASE                    485                           625.5
     PURCHASE                   1466                           625.5
     PURCHASE                   1515                           625.5
       SALE                     3600                            626
       SALE                      900                           626.5
       SALE                      378                           626.5
     PURCHASE                    279                           626.5
     PURCHASE                    280                           626.5
     PURCHASE                    396                           626.5
     PURCHASE                    397                           626.5
     PURCHASE                    400                           626.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                           626.5
     PURCHASE                   1829                           626.5
     PURCHASE                   3500                           626.5
       SALE                     4000                            627
       SALE                     2200                            627
       SALE                     1000                            627
     PURCHASE                    430                            627
     PURCHASE                   1400                            627
       SALE                      700                           627.5
       SALE                      668                           627.5
       SALE                      559                           627.5
       SALE                      261                           627.5
       SALE                      195                           627.5
     PURCHASE                    700                           627.5
       SALE                     1857                            628
       SALE                     1100                            628
       SALE                     1000                            628
       SALE                      900                            628
       SALE                      900                            628
       SALE                      900                            628
       SALE                      700                            628
       SALE                      462                            628
       SALE                      352                            628
     PURCHASE                    384                            628
     PURCHASE                    700                            628
     PURCHASE                    767                            628
     PURCHASE                   1100                            628
     PURCHASE                   1869                            628
     PURCHASE                   2585                            628
       SALE                     2700                           628.5
       SALE                     2011                           628.5
       SALE                     1838                           628.5
     PURCHASE                    268                           628.5
     PURCHASE                    900                           628.5
     PURCHASE                    900                           628.5
     PURCHASE                    900                           628.5
     PURCHASE                   1300                           628.5
     PURCHASE                   1721                           628.5
       SALE                     1500                            629
       SALE                     1000                            629
       SALE                      656                            629
       SALE                      457                            629
       SALE                      143                            629
     PURCHASE                    820                            629
     PURCHASE                    943                            629
     PURCHASE                   1697                            629
     PURCHASE                   3825                            629
       SALE                     6318                           629.5
       SALE                     2900                           629.5
       SALE                     1485                           629.5
       SALE                      488                           629.5
       SALE                      362                           629.5
       SALE                      99                            629.5
     PURCHASE                    125                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    185                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    247                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    305                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    324                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    337                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    355                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    406                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    627                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    648                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    900                           629.5
     PURCHASE                    900                           629.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                           629.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                           629.5
       SALE                      900                            630
       SALE                      900                            630
       SALE                      500                            630
       SALE                      41                             630
     PURCHASE                    163                            630
     PURCHASE                   1600                            630
       SALE                     2787                           630.5
       SALE                     1200                           630.5
     PURCHASE                    38                            630.5
     PURCHASE                    308                           630.5
     PURCHASE                    318                           630.5
     PURCHASE                    413                           630.5
     PURCHASE                    479                           630.5
     PURCHASE                    486                           630.5
     PURCHASE                   1200                           630.5
     PURCHASE                   1500                           630.5
     PURCHASE                   1744                           630.5
     PURCHASE                   1787                           630.5
     PURCHASE                   3028                           630.5
       SALE                     2713                            631
       SALE                      503                            631
       SALE                      197                            631
       SALE                      100                            631
       SALE                      70                             631
     PURCHASE                    193                            631
     PURCHASE                    691                            631
     PURCHASE                    828                            631
     PURCHASE                    828                            631
     PURCHASE                    900                            631
     PURCHASE                   1718                            631
     PURCHASE                   2500                            631
     PURCHASE                   2713                            631
       SALE                      274                           631.5
       SALE                      177                           631.5
       SALE                      900                            632
     PURCHASE                    188                            632
     PURCHASE                    237                            632
     PURCHASE                    474                            632
     PURCHASE                    474                            632
     PURCHASE                    477                            632
     PURCHASE                   1545                            632
     PURCHASE                   1990                            632
       SALE                      900                           632.5
       SALE                      900                           632.5
       SALE                     12239                           633
       SALE                     1718                            633
       SALE                      644                            633

  TOTAL PURCHASES              179,916

    TOTAL SALES                173,322

(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                             09 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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