Annual Information Update

Close Brothers Group PLC
26 October 2007


                            Close Brothers Group plc


                           Annual Information Update


In accordance with Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following information has been
published or made available to the public over the previous 12 months up to and
including 25 October, 2007 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the
regulation of securities, issues of securities and securities markets.


1. Regulatory Information Service Announcements


The following UK regulatory announcements have been made via a Regulatory Info
rmation Service. A copy of these announcements can be obtained from the London
Stock Exchange website, www.londonstockexchange.com/marketnews.


    Date           Headline


    25/10/2006     Rule 8.3 Ovum Plc

    01/11/2006     AGM Trading update

    01/11/2006     Board Changes

    01/11/2006     Results of AGM

    02/11/2006     Blocklisting

    02/11/2006     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    03/11/2006     Holding (s) in Company

    06/11/2006     Acquisition of shares by ESOT

    15/11/2006     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    23/11/2006     Rule 8.3 CRC Group Plc

    23/11/2006     Rule 8.3 Plusnet Plc

    27/11/2006     Rule 8.3 Talarius Plc

    27/11/2006     Rule 8.3 Plusnet Plc

    04/12/2006     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    04/12/2006     Acquisition of shares by ESOT

    29/12/2006     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    11/01/2007     Acquisition of shares by ESOT

    18/01/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    31/01/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    06/02/2007     Holding (s) in Company

    16/02/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    23/02/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    27/02/2007     Notice of Interim Results

    28/02/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    05/03/2007     Interim Results 2007

    05/03/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    09/03/2007     Interim Report 2007

    20/03/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    23/03/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    26/03/2007     Acquisition of shares by ESOT

    27/03/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    28/03/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    28/03/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    30/03/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    30/03/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    03/04/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    20/04/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    27/04/2007     Board Changes

    30/04/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    01/05/2007     Blocklisting

    08/05/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    14/05/2007     Acquisition of shares by ESOT

    31/05/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    01/06/2007     Acquisition of shares by ESOT

    01/06/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    06/06/2007     Acquisition of shares by ESOT

    25/06/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    29/06/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    02/07/2007     Acquisition of shares by ESOT

    03/07/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    31/07/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    13/08/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    20/08/2007     Acquisition of interest in Mako Global Derivatives

    31/08/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    13/09/2007     Notice of Results

    24/09/2007     Final Results

    24/09/2007     Board Changes

    25/09/2007     Additional Listing

    25/09/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    28/09/2007     Total Voting Rights and Capital

    28/09/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    02/10/2007     Annual Report 2007-10-17

    03/10/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    05/10/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    08/10/2007     Board Changes

    11/10/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    12/10/2007     Board Changes

    12/10/2007     Director/PDMR(s) Shareholding

    15/10/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    15/10/2007     TR-1 Holding (s) in Company

    23/10/2007     Acquisition of shares by ESOT


2. Documents Filed at Companies House

The company has also made the following filings with Companies House, in
relation to the allotment of shares, changes in director's details, amendments
to the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Copies of these documents can be
obtained from Companies House or through Companies House Direct at
www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk.

Date           Date of        Information
of filing      Publication

10/10/2006     19/10/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

11/10/2006     18/10/2006     288a Appointment of Director

11/10/2006     19/10/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

13/10/2006     02/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

19/10/2006     26/10/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

24/10/2006     31/10/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

01/11/2006     09/11/2006     288b Resignation of Officer

01/11/2006     09/11/2006     AGM Resolutions

01/11/2006     09/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

03/11/2006     11/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

03/11/2006     11/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

09/11/2006     16/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

09/11/2006     16/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

15/11/2006     22/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

15/11/2006     22/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

16/11/2006     23/11/2006     Annual Report and Accounts made up to 31/07/2006

16/11/2006     24/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

21/11/2006     28/11/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

29/11/2006     08/12/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

30/11/2006     08/12/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

06/12/2006     13/12/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

12/12/2006     19/12/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

12/12/2006     19/12/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

16/12/2006     19/12/2006     363s Annual Return 2006

19/12/2006     05/01/2006     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

20/12/2006     04/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

20/12/2006     04/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

22/12/2006     07/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

04/01/2007     11/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

04/01/2007     11/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

04/01/2007     12/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

05/01/2007     16/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

09/01/2007     17/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

16/01/2007     23/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

23/01/2007     30/01/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

23/01/2007     01/02/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

23/01/2007     14/02/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

30/01/2007     10/02/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

30/01/2007     10/02/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

30/01/2007     10/02/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

13/02/2007     26/02/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

27/02/2007     10/03/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

06/03/2007     15/03/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

09/03/2007     20/03/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

14/03/2007     23/03/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

20/03/2007     27/03/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

22/03/2007     30/03/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

22/03/2007     30/03/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

04/04/2007     17/04/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

04/04/2007     17/04/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

13/04/2007     21/04/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

16/04/2007     25/04/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

25/04/2007     28/04/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

25/04/2007     08/05/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

26/04/2007     08/05/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

27/04/2007     09/05/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

01/05/2007     04/05/2007     288c Change of particulars

04/05/2007     18/05/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

10/05/2007     23/05/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

16/05/2007     29/05/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

23/05/2007     04/06/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

30/05/2007     14/06/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

06/06/2007     16/06/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

03/07/2007     13/07/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

04/07/2007     17/07/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

10/07/2007     18/07/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

08/08/2007     15/08/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

26/09/2007     01/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

28/09/2007     03/10/2007     288b Resignation of Officer

01/10/2007     05/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

03/10/2007     09/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

05/10/2007     18/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

08/10/2007     18/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

10/10/2007     15/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

12/10/2007     17/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

15/10/2007     17/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

17/10/2007     23/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares

17/10/2007     23/10/2007     88(2) Return of Allotment of shares


3. Documents Published and sent to Shareholders


The Close Brothers Group plc Annual Report and Accounts 2007 and ancillary
documents (which were filed with the Financial Services Authority Document
Viewing Facility on 2nd October, 2007) can be found on the Close Brothers Group
plc website, as can the Interim Report 2007 published on 9th March 2007.


Further information is available regarding the Company and its activities at the
following website: www.closebrothers.co.uk


In accordance with Article 27.3 of the Prospectus Directive, we confirm that to
the best of our knowledge, the information relating the Company referred to
above is up to date at the date of this announcement but it is acknowledged that
such disclosures may, at any time, become out of date, due to changing
circumstances.


A copy of this year's Annual Information Update can be obtained from the
Company's registered office:


Close Brothers Group plc

10 Crown Place

London

EC2A 4FT


For further information please contact Robin Sellers, Company Secretary, on 020
7655 3100.


R. D. Sellers
Company Secretary
26th October 2007



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