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                            08 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      7,479,575           5.04%         34,067            0.02%

(2) Derivatives (other       1,515,464           1.02%        979,336            0.66%
than options)

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

Total                        8,995,039           6.06%      1,013,403            0.68%



(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         1,514         9.1650
Purchase         747           9.1650
Purchase         20,972        9.1359
Purchase         13,229        7.6000
Purchase         13            9.1250
Purchase         1,018         7.9300
Purchase         250           8.6016
Purchase         50,000        8.8202
Purchase         12            7.6000
Purchase         140,689       9.1816
Purchase         37,673        9.1545
Purchase         344           9.1290
Purchase         3,763         8.6535
Purchase         9,034         9.1264
Purchase         91,104        9.1285
Sale             30,000        9.2813
Sale             1,955         9.1650
Sale             1,500         9.2000
Sale             70,000        7.6000
Sale             547           7.6000
Sale             195           9.1523
Sale             1,000         9.2000
Sale             380           8.8046
Sale             17,827        9.1479
Sale             375           9.1458
Sale             8,746         9.1885
Sale             12            7.6000
Sale             825           9.1861
Sale             1,000         6.2000
Sale             13,241        7.6000
Sale             1,000         9.2000
Sale             19,862        9.1397
Sale             1,000         9.2000
Sale             1,000         9.2000
Sale             1,400         8.8385
Sale             13,229        7.6000
Sale             1,600         9.1540
Sale             629           6.2000
Sale             608           8.1984
Sale             600           9.2023
Sale             21,976        9.0623

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name     Long/Short      Number Of Securities     Price Per Unit
CFD              Short           250                      8.6016
CFD              Short           9034                     9.1263
CFD              Short           91104                    9.1284
CFD              Short           344                      9.1289
CFD              Short           20972                    9.1359
CFD              Short           37673                    9.1544
CFD              Long            608                      8.1984
CFD              Long            21976                    9.0623
CFD              Long            19862                    9.1396
CFD              Long            17827                    9.1479
CFD              Long            1600                     9.1539
CFD              Long            241570                   9.1555
CFD              Long            8746                     9.1884
CFD              Long            6742                     9.2266

(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                                         09 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)