Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 25 March 2010 it transferred 35,135 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 710.23 pence and 436.32 pence, respectively.

Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 4,847,984 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 144,819,339 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

25 March 2010

020 7655 3100