Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Close Brothers Group plc

2. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Registered Holder:

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited: 738,914*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited:  2,985,895*

Chase Nominees Limited: 75,541*

CUIM Nominee Limited: 494,206*

Vidacos Nominees Limited: 12,837* 

* denotes direct interest

BNP Paribas - London: 71,936

Chase Nominees: 687,418

State Street Nominees Limited: 1,256,338

Vidacos Nominees Limited 694,904

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

07 May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 May 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5% toChange at Combined Interest level. 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary SharesGB0007668071

7,842,875

7,842,875

4,307,393

4,307,393

 2,710,596

2.99%

 1.89%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date  

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

7,017,989

4.88%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

Aviva plc (Parent Company)

Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See Section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 143,827,672.

14. Contact name:

Robin Sellers

Group Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7655 3100