Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 27 December 2017 it transferred 3,696 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 1143 and 931 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 657,282 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,403,008 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

27 December 2017

020 7655 3100