28 Jul 2009 17:36
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc ('the Company') announces that on 28 July 2009 it transferred 20,627 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 542.98 pence and 436.32 pence respectively.
Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 5,529,996 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 143,943,170 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Assistant Company Secretary
28 July 2009
020 7655 3100