Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 4 June 2014 it transferred 1,220 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price was 590 pence. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 1,726,824 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 148,895,759 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

5 June 2014

020 7655 3100