Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 3 October 2013 it transferred 2,631 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 547 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 2,838,781 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 147,769,631 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

3 October 2013

020 7655 3100