Acquisition of Shares by ESOT

Close Brothers Group PLC
11 January 2007



Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") announces that Bedell Trustees Limited
(the "Trustee") as Trustee of the Close Brothers Group Employee Share Trust
acquired 25,000 ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") on 10th January, 2007
at an average price of 988.5p per Share. These Shares will be used in due course
to satisfy options and awards under the Company's employee share schemes.

Following the acquisition of these Shares, the Trustee now holds 1,702,357
Shares. The executive directors of the Company are for Companies Act purposes
deemed to be interested in all of these Shares.


Robin Sellers                                                  11th January 2007

Company Secretary


020 7655 3100


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