22 Dec 2009 16:02
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 22 December 2009 it transferred 9,313 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 620 pence and 428 pence, respectively.
Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 5,138,654 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 144,490,633 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Assistant Company Secretary
22 December 2009
020 7655 3100