Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 16 January 2013 it transferred 3,493 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 428 pence respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 3,138,206 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 147,461,436 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

16 January 2013

020 7655 3100