Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 20 July 2011 it transferred 6,073 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 616 pence and 428 pence, respectively.

Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 4,509,357 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 145,983,208 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

20 July 2011

020 7655 3100