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Brewin Dolphin Limited22 January 2008 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Brewin Dolphin Limited Company dealt in Close Bros Class of relevant security to which Ord GBP0.25 the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 21/01/08 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevantsecurity dealt in (Note 3) Long Short Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 2,359,189 1.5821% (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total 2,359,189 1.5821% (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, otherthan 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 500 948.50p Sale 500 944.50p Sale 585 948.00p Sale 375 934.50p Sale 375 934.50p Sale 2700 934.50p Sale 400 934.50p Sale 250 934.50p Sale 700 934.50p Sale 400 934.50p Sale 350 934.50p Sale 950 934.50p Sale 325 934.50p Sale 425 934.50p Sale 240 934.50p Sale 240 934.50p Sale 1500 934.50p Sale 225 934.50p Sale 700 934.50p Sale 625 933.50p Sale 500 931.50p Sale 2000 928.00p Sale 500 930.00p (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note 5) 7) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money selling, securities to American, e.g. call option purchasing, which the option price European date paid/received varying etc. relates (Note 7) etc. 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 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. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO Date of disclosure 22/01/08 Contact name Lee Jemmerson ASI Telephone number 0191 279 7334 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 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 Exchange