Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 17 April 2013 it transferred 51,862 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 710.23 pence and 616 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 2,914,885 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 147,691,959 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

17 April 2013

020 7655 3100