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                            16 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      7,124,851           4.80%        190,479            0.13%

(2) Derivatives (other       2,099,390           1.41%      1,082,787            0.73%
than options)

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

Total                        9,224,241           6.22%       1,273,266           0.86%%



(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         1,653         9.2019
Purchase         3,036         9.2500
Purchase         5,300         9.2775
Purchase         992           9.2529
Purchase         1,100         9.2750
Sale             6,980         9.2910
Sale             12,844        9.2122
Sale             1,890         9.2500
Sale             669           9.1920
Sale             3,159         9.2461
Sale             4,073         9.2857
Sale             2,946         9.2016
Sale             350           9.2711
Sale             953           9.3200
Sale             943           9.2649
Sale             7,011         9.2484
Sale             1,350         9.2950
Sale             18,774        9.2316

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name     Long/Short      Number Of Securities     Price Per Unit
CFD              Short           1653                     9.2018
CFD              Short           992                      9.2529
CFD              Short           5504                     9.2661
CFD              Short           1100                     9.275
CFD              Short           5300                     9.2775
CFD              Long            669                      9.192
CFD              Long            2946                     9.2016
CFD              Long            18774                    9.2315
CFD              Long            32191                    9.2435
CFD              Long            3159                     9.2461
CFD              Long            7011                     9.2483
CFD              Long            943                      9.2648
CFD              Long            4073                     9.2856
CFD              Long            6980                     9.2909

(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                                         19 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)