Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 19 January 2011 it transferred 10,826 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 661 pence and 428 pence, respectively.

Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 4,567,405 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 145,099,918 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

19 January 2011

020 7655 3100