Director/PDMR Shareholding

Close Brothers Group PLC
23 March 2007


On 22nd March 2007, Mr J.S. Sieff, being a Person Discharging Management
Responsibility for Close Brothers Group plc ("the company") was granted a
deferred share award of 57,628 shares in the company.

The award entitles him to call at any time, at his option, at nil cost, these
shares, between October, 2010 and October, 2011. This entitlement will lapse if
he leaves employment in certain circumstances prior to 1st August, 2010.

It is intended that the shares required to satisfy this award on maturity will
be transferred by the trustee of the Close Brothers Group plc Employee Benefit
Trust.

The beneficial interests in the ordinary share capital of the company of Mr
Sieff are as follows:


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

500 (0.01%)           18,914           113,336            0


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

500 (0.01%)           18,914           113,336         57,628


The company's closing mid-market share price on the date of the grant of this
deferred share award was 1046p.


For further information please contact Robin Sellers, Company Secretary on 
020 7655 3100.




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