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Close Brothers Group PLC29 August 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company Close Brothers Group plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Barclays PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Bank of New York 9,385Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 327,257Barclays Global Investors Canada 10,045Barclays Trust Co R69 C000000000000000000 1,931BNP Paribas 11,934BOISS Nominees Limited 4224361 135,623Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 70,561Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 1,283,897Chase Nominees Ltd 21359 74,499Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 68,865CIBC Mellon Global Securities 9,652Gerrard Nominees Limited 605704 350Gerrard Nominees Limited 621942 525Gerrard Nominees Limited 631118 4,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 659442 550Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 156,429Investors Bank and Trust Co. 2,166,432JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 39,537JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 116,380JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 20,491JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 27,546JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 1,161,669JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 111,412JP Morgan Chase Bank 259,403Mellon Trust - US Custodian 25,961Mellon Trust of New England 12,838Mitsui Asset 2,027Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 64,571R C Greig Nominees Limited 457,430R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 340,484R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 69,940R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 44,067R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 35,363R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 26,385State Street Bank & Trust - WI 575State Street Boston 88,877State Street Trust of Canada 21,922The Northern Trust Company - U 15,715Trust & Custody Services Bank 1,229UBS (Master) 12,545 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 25p each 10. Date of transaction N/A 11. Date company informed 29th August 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 7,288,302 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.98% 14. Any additional information n/a 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries ROBIN SELLERS 020 7655 3100 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification ROBIN SELLERSCOMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 29th August 2006 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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