Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 23 March 2010 it transferred 82,147 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 654.48 pence and 436.32 pence, respectively.

Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 4,883,119 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 144,784,204 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

23 March 2010

020 7655 3100