Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1685A

Close Brothers Group PLC

02 October 2009

Close Brothers Group plc

Notification of transactions by directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities

Close Brothers Group plc ("the Company") notify the following changes in the interests in the ordinary shares ("Shares") of the executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") arising from the deferred share awards granted on 1 October 2009.

Deferred share award

The award entitles each of them to call at any time, at their option, at nil cost, the shares listed below, between October 2011 and October 2016. These entitlements will lapse if they leave employment in certain circumstances prior to 1 August 2011.

	Number of Shares awarded
Executive directors
Stephen Hodges	46,406
Jonathan Howell	45,397

PDMRs
Martin Andrew	15,132

The number of Shares awarded was determined by reference to the closing mid market price of the Company's Shares on 29 September 2009 which was 793p per share.

The beneficial interests in the ordinary share capital of the Company of those executive directors and PDMRs granted deferred share awards above are:

	Shareholding prior to award	Deferred share awards prior to award
Executive directors
Stephen Hodges	693,469 (0.48%)	94,805
Jonathan Howell	15,664 (0.01%)	19,626

PDMRs
M Andrew	-	66,645

	Shareholding as at 1 October 2009	Deferred share awards as at 1 October 2009
Executive directors
Stephen Hodges	693,469 (0.48%)	141,211
Jonathan Howell	15,664 (0.01%)	65,023

PDMRs
M Andrew	-	81,777