Acquisition of Shares by ESOT

Close Brothers Group PLC
09 June 2006



Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") announces that Bedell Cristin Trustees
Limited (the "Trustee") as Trustee of the Close Brothers Group Employee Share
Trust acquired 100,000 ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") on 8th June
2006 at an average price of 883.17 pence 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 1,474,335
Shares. The executive directors of the Company are for Companies Act purposes
deemed to be interested in all of these Shares.


Robin Sellers                                                     9th June 2006
Company Secretary

020 7655 3100



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