31st Jul 2008 17:22
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc announces that it has today purchased 157,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 600.56 pence. The highest and lowest price paid for these shares were 605 pence and 594 pence respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares for the purpose of satisfying option grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.
Following the purchase of these shares, Close Brothers Group plc holds 2,048,555 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 147,334,369 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Robin Sellers
Company Secretary
31 July 2008
020 7655 3100
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