Transaction in Own Shares

6th Oct 2008 16:39



TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc announces that it has today transferred 92,663 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 417.5 pence and 404.81 pence respectively.

Following the transfer of these shares, Close Brothers Group plc holds 4,653,315 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 144,819,851 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Robin Sellers

Company Secretary

6 October 2008

020 7655 3100

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