Rule 8.3 - CLOSE BROS GROUP

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing  (Note 1)           BARCLAYS PLC
Company dealt in                           CLOSE BROS GROUP
Class of relevant security to which the    ORD GBP0.25
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                            28 November 2007



2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                                         Long                          Short

                                Number             (%)         Number             (%)

(1) Relevant securities      7,137,766           4.81%        140,498            0.09%

(2) Derivatives (other       2,296,553           1.55%       1,318,633           0.89%
than options)

(3) Options and agreements           0           0.00%              0            0.00%
to purchase/sell

Total                        9,434,319           6.35%       1,459,131           0.98%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant                           Long                                   Short
security:

                              Number                   (%)            Number                   (%)

(1) Relevant securities

(2)   Derivatives (other
than options)

(3) Options and agreements
to purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                Details





3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale    Number of     Price per unit (Note 5)
                 securities
Purchase         497           8.8995
Purchase         6,740         8.8658
Purchase         23,719        8.8965
Purchase         1,759         9.1113
Purchase         497           8.8995
Purchase         3,100         9.1216
Purchase         6,072         9.1900
Purchase         3,344         9.1900
Purchase         9,195         8.8805
Purchase         2,274         9.2028
Purchase         21            8.9162
Purchase         8             8.8685
Sale             700           8.9232
Sale             5,522         8.9028
Sale             2,274         9.2028
Sale             210           9.1900
Sale             8             8.8685
Sale             500           8.8092
Sale             673           8.7553
Sale             11,416        9.1900
Sale             497           8.8995
Sale             1,970         8.8656
Sale             8             8.8685
Sale             2,274         9.2028
Sale             4,160         9.2057
Sale             3,731         9.1982

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name     Long/Short      Number Of Securities     Price Per Unit
CFD              Short           6740                     8.8658
CFD              Short           9195                     8.8805
CFD              Short           1703                     8.8885
CFD              Short           23719                    8.8965
CFD              Short           497                      8.8994
CFD              Short           21                       8.9161
CFD              Short           1759                     9.1112
CFD              Short           3100                     9.1216
CFD              Long            673                      8.7553
CFD              Long            1970                     8.8655
CFD              Long            8                        8.8687
CFD              Long            5522                     8.9028
CFD              Long            700                      8.9231
CFD              Long            3731                     9.1982
CFD              Long            2274                     9.2028
CFD              Long            4160                     9.2056

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      (Note 5)



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option     Number of securities             Exercise price per unit (Note 5)






(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)          Details                        Price per unit (if applicable)
                                                                       (Note 5)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other
person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form
or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which
any derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be stated.



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                NO


Date of disclosure                                         29 November 2007
Contact name                                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which
connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)