Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 21 January 2014 it transferred 4,523 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 590 pence and 428 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 1,806,242 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 148,802,170 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

22 January 2014

020 7655 3100