Director/PDMR Shareholding

Close Brothers Group PLC
28 September 2005


On 26th September 2005, Mr. M. J. Barley, a Person Discharging Managerial
Responsibility for Close Brothers Group plc ("the company"), was granted a
deferred share award of 12,330 shares in the company.

The award entitles him to call at any time, at his option, at nil cost, those
shares, between September, 2007 and September 2012. This entitlement will lapse
if he leaves employment in certain circumstances prior to 1st August, 2007.

A provision of £100,000 has been made in the 2005 accounts of the company for
this award.

The beneficial interests in the ordinary share capital of the company of Mr. M.
J. Barley is 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

M.J. Barley     nil              154,800          47,892         nil

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

M.J. Barley     nil              154,800          47,892         12,330

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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