Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 22 January 2013 it transferred 5,655 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 620 pence and 547 pence respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 3,132,551 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 147,467,091 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

22 January 2013

020 7655 3100