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                            21 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      7,046,327           4.75%        204,338            0.14%

(2) Derivatives (other       2,210,783           1.49%      1,110,864            0.75%
than options)

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

Total                        9,257,110           6.24%      1,315,202            0.89%



(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         149           8.5200
Purchase         3,084         8.5817
Purchase         801           8.6796
Purchase         9,668         8.5200
Purchase         747           8.5200
Purchase         1,606         8.6881
Purchase         833           8.7550
Purchase         11,392        8.6268
Sale             892           8.6155
Sale             3,500         8.6200
Sale             1,000         8.6200
Sale             36,845        8.6205
Sale             14,542        8.5914
Sale             1,500         8.6200
Sale             500           8.6200
Sale             260           8.5250
Sale             2,425         8.6200
Sale             2,411         8.7271
Sale             1,606         8.6881
Sale             1,606         8.6881
Sale             4,552         8.6612
Sale             395           8.5750

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Name     Long/Short      Number Of Securities     Price Per Unit
CFD              Short           3084                     8.5817
CFD              Short           11392                    8.6268
CFD              Short           1502                     8.6459
CFD              Short           801                      8.6796
CFD              Long            14542                    8.5914
CFD              Long            892                      8.6155
CFD              Long            36845                    8.6204
CFD              Long            4552                     8.6612
CFD              Long            1606                     8.6881
CFD              Long            2411                     8.727

(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                                         22 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)