Close Bros Regulatory News (CBG)

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Close Brothers Group plc

2. Reason for the notification  (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

Χ

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

See Section 9

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

14 April 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 April 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

See item 13

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

(if possible using the ISIN CODE)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0007668071

14,029,359

14,029,359

13,779,359

13,779,359

9.58%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

13,779,359

9.58%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

As per Disclosure & Transparency rule 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc has gone below 8% triggering this notification

14. Contact name:

Lucille Dolor

Deputy Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7655 3100