Transaction in Own Shares - Replacement

The headline for the announcement released on 23 January 2012 at 4:29pm under RNS No 0325W should read Transaction in Own Shares.

The announcement text is unchanged and is reproduced in full below.

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 23 January 2012 it transferred 14,438 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price was 428 pence.

Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 3,797,215 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 146,763,253 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

23 January 2012

020 7655 3100