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                            30 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      6,891,335        4.64%         64,415          0.04%

(2) Derivatives (other       2,363,956        1.59%      1,613,199          1.09%
than options)

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

Total                        9,255,291        6.23%      1,677,614          1.13%


(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         335           9.0090
Purchase         846           9.0517
Purchase         10,975        9.0038
Purchase         630           9.0111
Purchase         350           9.0097
Purchase         300           9.0095
Purchase         2,113         8.9974
Purchase         925           8.9944
Purchase         385           9.0045
Purchase         193,889       9.0152
Purchase         435           9.0095
Purchase         17,044        9.0024
Purchase         19,254        9.0116
Sale             1,263         9.0891
Sale             15,435        9.0100
Sale             96            9.0100
Sale             22,542        9.0157
Sale             5,155         9.0157
Sale             925           8.9944
Sale             1,088         9.0100
Sale             24            9.0100
Sale             1,065         9.0157
Sale             2,000         9.0012
Sale             5,123         9.0100
Sale             23            9.0100
Sale             630           9.0111
Sale             2,582         9.0100
Sale             1,761         9.0157
Sale             4,238         9.0157
Sale             6,648         9.0100
Sale             22,277        9.0555
Sale             1,490         9.0100
Sale             1,500         9.0050
Sale             42,592        9.0157
Sale             227,137       9.0157
Sale             13,323        9.0253
Sale             2,738         9.0100
Sale             5,369         9.0157
Sale             402           9.0100
Sale             3,497         9.0157
Sale             4,049         9.0100
Sale             1,083         9.0157
Sale             700           9.0900
Sale             1,756         9.0100
Sale             1,283         9.0157
Sale             600           8.9785
Sale             925           8.9944
Sale             3,384         8.9900
Sale             17,804        9.0157
Sale             254           9.0100
Sale             961           9.0100
Sale             1,103         9.0100
Sale             79            9.0100
Sale             1,065         9.0100
Sale             48,894        9.0157
Sale             10,441        9.0100
Sale             11,277        9.0157

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Purchase/Sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Purchase      497                  8.8995
29/11/2007 Sale          2,274                9.2028

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name     Long/Short      Number Of Securities     Price Per Unit
CFD              Short           9283                     8.9882
CFD              Short           2113                     8.9973
CFD              Short           17044                    9.0024
CFD              Short           10975                    9.0038
CFD              Short           2025                     9.0105
CFD              Short           19254                    9.0115
CFD              Short           193889                   9.0152
CFD              Short           846                      9.0517
CFD              Long            925                      8.9944
CFD              Long            1500                     9.005
CFD              Long            9514                     9.0088
CFD              Long            630                      9.0111
CFD              Long            13323                    9.0253
CFD              Long            1263                     9.089
CFD              Long            700                      9.09

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date  Long/Short Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
29/11/2007 Short      497                  8.8994
29/11/2007 Long       2,274                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                                         03 December 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)