Rule 8.3- Taylor Nelson

    RNS Number : 4989F
  UBS AG
  09 October 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)                      UBS AG London Branch
 Company dealt in                                     Taylor Nelson Sofres Plc
 Class of relevant security to which the dealings                  5p ordinary
 being disclosed relate (Note 2)
 Date of dealing                                      08 OCTOBER 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 3)

                                              Long              Short
                                              Number     (%)    Number  (%)
 (1) Relevant securities                      7,235,272  1.73%  2,404   0.00%
 (2) Derivatives (other than options)
 (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
 Total                                        7,235,272  1.73%  2,404   0.00%


    (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than 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

    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 4)

    PURCHASE       2977    236.75 pence
      SALE         3450        237
    PURCHASE       1804       237.5
      SALE          726       237.75
      SALE          585       237.75
      SALE          377       237.75
      SALE         2250       237.75
    PURCHASE        664      238.125
    PURCHASE        289      238.125
    PURCHASE        370      238.125
    PURCHASE        347      238.125
    PURCHASE        231      238.375
      SALE         1629       238.5
    PURCHASE       2704       238.5
    PURCHASE        74        238.5
    PURCHASE        680       238.5
    PURCHASE       2313       238.5
    PURCHASE        598       238.75
    PURCHASE       4394       238.75
    PURCHASE        506       238.75
    PURCHASE        125      238.875
    PURCHASE       2856        239
    PURCHASE       2228        239
    PURCHASE       2538        239
      SALE         4900        239
    PURCHASE       1960        240
    PURCHASE        818        240
    PURCHASE       3086        240
    PURCHASE       5072       240.25
    PURCHASE       3265       240.25
    PURCHASE        151       240.25
    PURCHASE        148       240.25
    PURCHASE       3012       240.25
    PURCHASE       3029       240.25
    PURCHASE       1771       240.25
    PURCHASE        337       240.5
    PURCHASE        392       240.5
    PURCHASE        849       240.5
    PURCHASE        237       240.5
    PURCHASE        70        240.5
    PURCHASE        56        240.5
    PURCHASE        38        240.5
    PURCHASE       4797       240.5
    PURCHASE       2738       240.5
    PURCHASE       2715       240.5
    PURCHASE        105       240.5
    PURCHASE       2655       241.5
    PURCHASE       2146       241.5
    PURCHASE       2151       241.5
    PURCHASE       2838       241.5
    PURCHASE       7987       241.5
    PURCHASE       2299       241.5
      SALE         2000       241.75
    PURCHASE       1002        242
    PURCHASE        101      242.125
    PURCHASE        339      242.125
      SALE         1743       242.25
    PURCHASE       2025       242.25
    PURCHASE        855       242.25
    PURCHASE       1011       242.25
    PURCHASE        895       242.25
    PURCHASE        722       242.25
    PURCHASE       2034       242.25
    PURCHASE       2454       242.25
    PURCHASE       1113      242.375
      SALE         2200       242.5
      SALE         4710       242.5
    PURCHASE       6500       242.75
    PURCHASE       5035       242.75
    PURCHASE        60         243
      SALE         5594        243
      SALE          905        243
      SALE          887       243.25
      SALE         2016       243.25
      SALE         5671       243.25
      SALE         1411       243.25
      SALE         1914       243.25
      SALE         2000       243.25
      SALE         4820       243.25
      SALE         5225       243.25
      SALE          500       243.5
      SALE          352       243.5
    PURCHASE        401       243.5
    PURCHASE        402       243.5
    PURCHASE        33        243.5
      SALE         6044        244
      SALE         4461        244
      SALE         3107        244
      SALE         1906       244.25

 TOTAL PURCHASES  105,402

   TOTAL SALES    71,383


    (b)    Derivatives transactions (other than options)
 Product name, e.g. CFD  Long/short (Note 6)  Number of securities  Price per unit (Note
                                                    (Note 7)                 5)


    (c)    Options transactions in respect of existing securities
    (i)    Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product name,e.g. call option   Writing, selling,    Number of securities  Exercise price  Type, e.g. American,  Expiry date      Option
money
                                purchasing, varying   to which the option                      European etc.                   
paid/received per
                                        etc.            relates (Note 7)                                                          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   Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
               8)


    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 8 attached? (Note 9)                NO

 Date of disclosure                                            09 OCTOBER 2008
 Contact name                                                  NIMISHA SACHDEV
 Telephone number                                              020 7567 8289
 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which        N/A
 connected
 If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)      N/A

    Notes
    The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk



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