Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

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 

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): ): Update to Total Voting Rights figure triggered this notification

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

Prudential plc group of companies

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

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI 64,243

Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHE 01 350,000

Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01 30,463

Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01 589,554

Nortrust Noms Ltd 181,199

Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01 50,000

Nortrust Noms LTD A/C MVB01 189,476

Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01 146,410

Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUF01 56,219

Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUI01 11,630

Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUR01 955,896

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) AC 12,391,629

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC 408,231

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC 342,600

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC 25,703

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC 71,595

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC 37,266

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC 108,133

RBS INTERNATIONAL (GUERNSEY) 156,325

RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED 128,166

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

08 July 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

09 July 2008

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

11%

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 viii

Number of shares

Number of voting rights ix

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct x

Indirect xi

Direct

Indirect

GB0007668071

16,294,738

16,294,738

16,294,738

16,294,738

11.00%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv

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

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

16,294,738

11.00%

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

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

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:

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14. Contact name:

Simon Watson

Close Brothers Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7655 3100