27th Mar 2007 17:44
Close Brothers Group PLC27 March 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): Close Brothers Group plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition 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 (iii): Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group including Threadneedle Asset ManagementHoldings Ltd 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): BNY (OCS) Nominees A/c 219064 91,720Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 190,278Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 7196 25,000Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10489 92,075Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 133,132Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10492 356,497Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 7199 35,800Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 7207 1,304,203Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21688 226,186Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 7205 432,085Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 7,300Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 2891 4,209,777Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 31348 49,857Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 144,206 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): 26 March 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 March 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE transaction (vi) Number of Number of voting shares Rights(viii) GB0007668071 8,515,228 8,515,228 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if possible Number of Number of voting % of votingusing the ISIN CODE shares rights (ix) rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) GB0007668071 0 0 7,298,116 0.0% 4.964% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 7,298,116 4.964% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting ofThreadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights ofThreadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd andThreadneedle Pensions Ltd. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Robin SellersCompany Secretary 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7655 3100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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