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                            13 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      7,277,630           4.90%        182,934            0.12%

(2) Derivatives (other       1,893,613           1.28%      1,024,449            0.69%
than options)

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

Total                        9,171,243           6.18%       1,207,383           0.81%



(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         4,900         9.2550
Purchase         1,681         9.1700
Purchase         485           9.0750
Purchase         11,126        9.2354
Purchase         1,165         9.0904
Purchase         100           9.2468
Purchase         8,586         9.2409
Purchase         2,114         9.1717
Sale             14,447        9.2550
Sale             2,528         9.2343
Sale             7,084         9.2111
Sale             1,178         9.2550
Sale             16,141        9.2299
Sale             600           9.2239
Sale             8,834         9.2550
Sale             1,119         9.2550

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name     Long/Short      Number Of Securities     Price Per Unit
CFD              Short           1165                     9.0904
CFD              Short           1681                     9.17
CFD              Short           2114                     9.1717
CFD              Short           1800                     9.2262
CFD              Short           8586                     9.2408
CFD              Short           100                      9.2468
CFD              Long            7084                     9.211
CFD              Long            600                      9.2238
CFD              Long            16141                    9.2299
CFD              Long            38836                    9.2314
CFD              Long            2528                     9.2343

(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                                         14 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)