Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 30 January 2017 it transferred 2,958 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was transfer price was 1155 and 931 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 494,133 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 150,149,595 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Nicholas Jennings

Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

30 January 2017

020 7655 3100