Director/PDMR Shareholding

Close Brothers Group PLC
03 March 2008


Close Brothers Group plc

Close Brothers Group plc ("the Company") notify the following changes in the
interests in the ordinary shares of the Company ("Shares") of the directors and
persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMR's") of the Company on 3rd
March 2008.

1. Shares purchased at £6.3048 per share:

Director                                  Shares

S.R. Hodges                               50,000
B.N. Carnegie-Brown                       10,000
R.D. Kent                                 25,000
D.G.J. Paterson                            2,000


2. LTIP Awards called for at nil cost.

Director                                  Shares

S.R. Hodges                               64,265
C.D. Keogh                                76,628
D.C. Pusinelli                            49,169

PDMR

M.J. Barley                               31,928
J.S. Sieff                                29,374

Mr. M.J. Barley sold 13,137 Shares at £6.25 to cover his tax and national
insurance liability arising from the vesting of his 31,928 LTIP shares above.


3. Deferred Share Awards called for at nil cost.

Director                                 Shares

S.R. Hodges                              13,576


4. Executive Share Options exercised and resultant Shares retained.

Director       Option Exercise Price     Shares


S.R. Hodges         £4.0481              87,666
C.D. Keogh          £4.0481              87,666


The beneficial interests in the ordinary share capital of the company of those
directors and PDMR's involved in the share dealings above are as follows:


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

Director

S.R. Hodges         477,962 (0.32%)   499,814        240,407         266,767
C.D. Keogh          407,111 (0.27%)   533,698        295,781         330,236
D.C. Pusinelli      257,384 (0.17%)   292,539        124,893         231,421
B.N. Carnegie-Brown    -                 -              -               -
R.D. Kent           257,186 (0.17%)   68,750            -               -
D.G.J. Paterson      10,000 (0.01%)      -              -               -

PDMR

M.J. Barley          11,457 (0.01%)   85,647          27,562         133,479
J.S. Sieff             -              19,399          95,553         160,156

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

Director


S.R. Hodges        693,469 (0.46%)   412,148        226,831         202,502
C.D. Keogh         571,405 (0.38%)   446,032        295,781         253,608
D.C. Pusinelli     306,553 (0.21%)   292,539        124,893         182,252 
B.N. Carnegie-Brown 10,000 (0.01%)      -              -               -
R.D. Kent          282,186 (0.19%)    68,750           -               -
D.G.J. Paterson     12,000 (0.01%)      -              -               -

PDMR

M.J. Barley         30,248 (0.02%)    85,647         27,562         101,551
J.S. Sieff          29,374 (0.02%)    19,399         95,553         130,782






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