18 May 2010 17:00
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 18 May 2010 it transferred 3,060 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price was 540 pence
Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 4,831,277 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 144,836,046 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Assistant Company Secretary
18 May 2010
020 7655 3100