Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 21 July 2010 it transferred 485 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 4,826,210 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 144,841,113 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

21 July 2010

020 7655 3100