22 Mar 2010 16:31
Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") announces that Bedell Trustees Limited (the "Trustee") as Trustee of the Close Brothers Group Employee Share Trust acquired 290,141 ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") on 19 March 2010 at an average price of 781.6p per Share. These Shares will be used in due course to satisfy awards under the Company's employee share schemes.
Following the acquisition of these Shares, the Trustee now holds 2,322,874 Shares. The executive directors of the Company are for Companies Act purposes deemed to be interested in all of these Shares.
John Hudspith
Assistant Company Secretary
22 March 2010
020 7655 3100