Director/PDMR Shareholding

Close Brothers Group PLC
25 September 2007


Close Brothers Group plc

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 ("PDMR's") arising out of the
grant of deferred share awards.

The award entitles each of them to call at any time, at their option, at nil
cost, these shares, between September, 2009 and September, 2014. These
entitlements will lapse if they leave employment in certain circumstances prior
to 1st August, 2009.

Executive director                 Deferred shares Award

S.R. Hodges                                 43,591
C.D. Keogh                                  56,470
D.C. Pusinelli                              31,826

PDMR's

S.W. Aulsebrook                             46,442
M. J. Barley                                15,232
R.S. Grainger                               55,913
J. S. Sieff                                 37,925

The beneficial interests in the ordinary share capital of the company of those
executive directors and PDMR's involved in the deferred share awards above are:


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


Executive directors

S.R. Hodges     455,462 (0.30%)   507,244         196,816           212,831
C.D. Keogh      386,251 (0.26%)   537,230         239,311           270,186
D.C. Pusinelli  250,184 (0.17%)   297,800          93,067           178,544


PDMR's


S.W. Aulsebrook 65,276 (0.04%)     93,100             -                 -
M.J. Barley      7,257 (0.01%)     87,300          12,330           103,335
R.S. Grainger   55,345 (0.04%)    128,300             -                 -
J.S. Sieff         500 (0.01%)     18,914          57,628           113,366


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


Executive directors

S.R. Hodges     455,462 (0.30%)   507,244         240,407           212,831
C.D. Keogh      386,251 (0.26%)   537,230         295,781           270,186
D.C. Pusinelli  250,184 (0.17%)   297,800         124,893           178,544


PDMR's


S.W. Aulsebrook  65,276 (0.04%)    93,100          46,442               -
M.J. Barley       7,257 (0.01%)    87,300          27,562           103,335
R.S. Grainger    55,345 (0.04%)   128,300          55,913               -
J.S. Sieff          500 (0.01%)    18,914          95,553           113,366


The company's closing mid-market share price on the date of the grant of these
deferred share awards was 807.5p.







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