Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 24 December 2014 it transferred 4,287 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 547 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 1,219,320 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 149,404,973 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

24 December 2014

020 7655 3100