Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 2 May 2017 it transferred 2,317 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price was 931 pence. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 472,313 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 150,171,415 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

2 May 2017

020 7655 3100