Additional Listing

Close Brothers Group PLC
15 November 2005





                            Close Brothers Group plc
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Application has been made to the Financial Services Authority and the London
Stock Exchange Plc for a total of 2,000,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each
("shares") to be admitted to the Official List.

It is expected that admission will be granted on 16th November 2005 and that
trading will commence 17th November 2005.

These shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued as a
result of the exercise of share awards pursuant to the following scheme:

                                                      Shares
    1995 Executive Share Option Scheme                2,000,000

When issued, these shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary
shares.


R. D. Sellers
Company Secretary

15th November 2005




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