31 Jul 2009 15:02
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc ('the Company') announces that on 31 July 2009 it transferred 2,500 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price was 450 pence.
Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 5,527,496 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 143,945,670 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Assistant Company Secretary
31 July 2009
020 7655 3100