Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that following the satisfaction of the 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan awards on 22 November 2012 it has transferred 250,394 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to the participants in this employee share plan. The transfer price was £nil. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 3,232,914 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 147,366,728 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Assistant Company Secretary

30 November 2012

020 7655 3100