UBS AG (EPT) - EPT Disclosure-Amendment

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Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:31am EST

RNS Number:8411L
UBS AG (EPT)
15 January 2008

This announcement replaces the previous RNS amendment reference 4042L released
at 11:32 on 9th January 2008.  Amendment made to the long 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                               Close Brothers 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               17,650   0.01%         1,700     0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                                 17,650   0.01%         1,700     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                    773                         972 pence
       SALE                     2500                            973
       SALE                      766                           973.5
       SALE                      252                           973.5
       SALE                     3788                            974
       SALE                     1039                            974
       SALE                      522                            974
       SALE                      430                            974
       SALE                      231                            974
       SALE                      200                            974
       SALE                      185                            974
     PURCHASE                   4027                            974
     PURCHASE                    87                             975
     PURCHASE                    300                            975
     PURCHASE                    507                            975
     PURCHASE                    705                            975
     PURCHASE                    300                           975.5
     PURCHASE                    473                           975.5
     PURCHASE                    548                           975.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                           975.5
       SALE                     2500                            976
       SALE                     2222                            976
       SALE                     1273                            976
       SALE                     1000                            976
       SALE                      700                            976
       SALE                      607                            976
       SALE                      553                            976
       SALE                      236                            976
       SALE                      100                            976
     PURCHASE                    138                            976
     PURCHASE                    175                            976
     PURCHASE                    300                            976
     PURCHASE                    509                            976
     PURCHASE                   1000                            976
     PURCHASE                   1500                            976
       SALE                     2500                           976.5
       SALE                     1494                           976.5
       SALE                      142                           976.5
     PURCHASE                    200                           976.5
     PURCHASE                    300                           976.5
     PURCHASE                   1500                           976.5
     PURCHASE                   2500                           976.5
       SALE                     1150                            977
       SALE                      197                            977
     PURCHASE                    300                            977
     PURCHASE                   1150                            977
     PURCHASE                    77                            977.5
     PURCHASE                    431                           977.5
     PURCHASE                    521                           977.5
     PURCHASE                    844                           977.5
       SALE                     2500                            978
       SALE                     2246                            978
       SALE                     4434                            979
     PURCHASE                    278                           979.5
     PURCHASE                    300                           979.5
     PURCHASE                    830                           979.5
     PURCHASE                    300                            980
     PURCHASE                    300                            980
     PURCHASE                    354                            980
     PURCHASE                    704                            980
     PURCHASE                    790                            980
     PURCHASE                    836                            980
     PURCHASE                    836                            980
     PURCHASE                   1044                            980
     PURCHASE                   1400                            980
     PURCHASE                   1577                            980
     PURCHASE                   1631                            980
     PURCHASE                   2119                            980
     PURCHASE                   2429                            980
       SALE                     3276                            982

  TOTAL PURCHASES              35,893

    TOTAL SALES                37,043

(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   Close Brothers 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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