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Close Brothers Group PLC08 February 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 323,209Barclays Global Investors Canada 8,127BNP Paribas 2,686Boiss Nominees Ltd 4224361 83,336Chase Nominees Ltd 16376 77,200Chase Nominees Ltd 20947 459,102Chase Nominees Ltd 21359 53,287Chase Nominees Ltd 28270 63,908CIBC Mellon Global Securities 1,707Gerrard Nominees Limited 605704 350Gerrard Nominees Limited 621942 525Gerrard Nominees Limited 631118 4,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 648264 500Gerrard Nominees Limited 652198 2,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 659442 550Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 138,869Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,546,979JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331 42,195JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341 88,586JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344 13,640JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345 18,908JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400 1,553,573JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409 115,493JP Morgan Chase Bank 206,556Mellon Trust - US Custodian / 11,514Mellon Trust of New England 4,196Mitsui Asset 1,522Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 10,333R C Greig Nominees Limited 475,071R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 334,309R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 70,180R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 39,476R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 32,733R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 21,363State Street Bank & Trust - W1 4,813State Street Boston 72,635State Street Trust of Canada 1,941The Northern Trust Company - U 2,814Trust & Custody Services Bank 1,229 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 8th February 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 5,898,800 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 4.04% 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 8th February 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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