Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 6 March 2017 it transferred 3,901 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 931 pence and 547 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 483,398 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 150,160,330 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

6 March 2017

020 7655 3100