Director/PDMR Shareholding

Close Brothers Group PLC
27 September 2005


On 26th September 2005, four executive directors of Close Brothers Group plc
("the company"), namely Messrs S.R. Hodges, C.D. Keogh, D.C. Pusinelli and P.L.
Winkworth, were each granted a deferred share award respectively of 46,239,
60,110, 29,901 and 46,239 shares in the company.

The award entitles each of them to call at any time, at their option, at nil
cost, these shares, between September, 2007 and September 2012. These
entitlements will lapse if they leave employment in certain circumstances prior
to 1st August, 2007.

A provision of £1,479,000 has been made in the 2005 accounts of the company for
these awards.

The beneficial interests in the ordinary share capital of the company of those
directors involved in the share dealings above are summarised as follows:

               Shareholding     Option holding   LTIP awards     Deferred share
               prior to         prior to         prior to        awards prior to
               share dealing    share dealing    share dealing   share dealing

S.R. Hodges    402,260 (0.28%)    580,746           96,398          122,304
C.D. Keogh     318,751 (0.22%)    624,730          114,942          135,987
D.C. Pusinelli 227,391 (0.16%)    350,300           73,754           31,478
P.L. Winkworth 629,765 (0.44%)    667,416           99,233           86,132


               Shareholding     Option holding   LTIP awards     Deferred share
               after            after            after           awards after
               share dealing    share dealing    share dealing   share dealing

S.R. Hodges    402,260 (0.28%)    580,746           96,398          168,543
C.D. Keogh     318,751 (0.22%)    624,730          114,942          196,097
D.C. Pusinelli 227,391 (0.16%)    350,300           73,754           61,379
P.L. Winkworth 629,765 (0.44%)    667,416           99,233          132,371


The company's closing mid-market share price on the date of the grant of these
deferred share awards was 811p.




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