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                            29 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      7,138,658           4.81%         141,279           0.10%

(2) Derivatives (other       2,333,827           1.57%       1,357,273           0.91%
than options)

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

Total                        9,472,485           6.38%       1,498,552           1.01%


(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         3,531         9.0528
Purchase         497           8.8995
Purchase         117           9.1817
Purchase         2,949         9.0679
Purchase         630           8.9916
Purchase         4,049         8.9679
Purchase         3,463         9.0257
Purchase         18,222        8.9814
Purchase         497           8.8995
Purchase         2,576         8.9484
Purchase         4,554         8.9900
Purchase         2,274         9.2028
Purchase         2,425         8.9884
Purchase         1,260         9.0900
Sale             3,531         9.0528
Sale             2,274         9.2028
Sale             3,531         9.0528
Sale             200           9.1400
Sale             625           8.9691
Sale             2,274         9.2028
Sale             1,328         9.0400
Sale             497           8.8995
Sale             2,576         8.9484
Sale             2,576         8.9484
Sale             18,514        9.0352
Sale             3,265         9.0902
Sale             2,454         8.9741
Sale             2,507         8.9998

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name     Long/Short      Number Of Securities     Price Per Unit
CFD              Short           497                      8.8994
CFD              Short           5028                     8.9485
CFD              Short           4049                     8.9679
CFD              Short           18222                    8.9814
CFD              Short           2425                     8.9883
CFD              Short           630                      8.9915
CFD              Shor            3463                     9.0256
CFD              Short           2949                     9.0678
CFD              Short           1260                     9.09
CFD              Short           117                      9.1817
CFD              Long            2576                     8.9484
CFD              Long            625                      8.9691
CFD              Long            2454                     8.9741
CFD              Long            2507                     8.9997
CFD              Long            18514                    9.0351
CFD              Long            1328                     9.04
CFD              Long            3531                     9.0528
CFD              Long            3265                     9.0901
CFD              Long            200                      9.14
CFD              Long            2274                     9.2028

(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                                         30 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)