Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 15 December 2015 it transferred 14,204 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 1143 pence and 590 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 893,938 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 149,740,899 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

15 December 2015

020 7655 3100