Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 22 March 2016 it transferred 2,676 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 1155 pence and 547 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 830,020 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 149,813,708 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

22 March 2016

020 7655 3100