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3 Feb 2005 07:00

UBS AG (EMM)02 February 2005 FORM SAR 3 Please note this SAR is for UBS AG London Branch. Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. A copymust also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure...02 February 2005 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs") Date of acquisition ...18th January 2005.......................................... Acquisition in .........UKBetting Plc Ord 1p ..........................................(name of company) (1) Class of voting shares Number of shares/rights over shares If rights over shares acquired, acquired as opposed to the shares (eg ordinary shares) themselves, specify nature of rights .............. ................ ... . .....500,628 shares .........Ordinary .......... ...................rights (2) Resultant total holding of Resultant total holding of rights Total percentagevoting shares (and % of total voting over shares (and % of total votingshares in issue) shares in issue) ( 17,173,709 17.96%) .................................. ( %) ( 17.96%) (3) Party making disclosure ......UBS AG London Branch.......................................... (4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares UBSAG London Branch and, if different, beneficial owner ............................................................................... (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding ............... ....................................................................... Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above ............................................................. (Also print name of signatory) ...Emma Gregory-Smith Neville Hall............................ Telephone and extension number Angela Huff 0207 568 4981................................................... ______________________________________ Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting byagreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of oracquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregateholdings to disclose certain disposals. Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights overshares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issueoutside treasury. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of theSARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, MonitoringSection, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.E-mail: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange