Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 2 October 2014 it transferred 57,970 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 654.48 pence and £nil, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 1,653,975 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 148,970,318 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

3 October 2014

020 7655 3100