Publication of Admission Particulars

30 JANUARY 2026

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES OR ITS TERRITORIES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS OR OTHERWISE THAN TO PERSONS TO WHOM IT CAN LAWFULLY BE DISTRIBUTED

CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

PUBLICATION OF ADMISSION PARTICULARS

Close Brothers Group plc today announces that it has published Admission Particulars dated 30 January 2026 relating to the issue of £250,000,000 6.125% Subordinated Tier 2 Notes by Close Brothers Group plc as issuer (the "Admission Particulars").

To view the full document, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/1543R_1-2026-1-30.pdfFor further information, please contact:

Sarah Peazer-DaviesGroup General Counsel and Company SecretaryClose Brothers Group plcLEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 10 Crown PlaceLondon EC2A 4FT+44 (0)333 321 6100

DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES

Please note that the information contained in the Admission Particulars may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Admission Particulars) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Admission Particulars is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Admission Particulars, you must ascertain from the Admission Particulars whether or not you are part of the intended addressees of the information contained therein.

In particular, neither this announcement nor the Admission Particulars shall constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities law of any such jurisdiction.

The securities described in the Admission Particulars have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or any relevant securities laws of any state of the United States. The securities may not be offered or sold within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Admission Particulars may not be accessed from, or transmitted in or into, the United States.

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