Directors Shareholding(s)

Close Brothers Group PLC
2 November 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
R.D. KENT

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2.

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2.

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
21,459 SHARES RELEASED FROM THE CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST
UNDER A DEFERRED BONUS ALLOCATED IN 1998, EXERCISE OF 75,000 OPTIONS AND THE
SALE OF 175,000 SHARES.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
96,459

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.070%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
175,000

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.129%

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

12  Price per share:
PURCHASE of 75,000 SHARES AT 482.5P EACH AND 21,459 AT NIL COST. SALE 1120P
EACH 

13  Date of transaction:
1ST NOVEMBER 2000

14  Date company informed:
1ST NOVEMBER 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
418,881

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.31%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
354,222

23  Contact name for queries:
R. D. SELLERS

24  Contact telephone number:
020 7655 3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
R. D. SELLERS





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