Holding in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
20 August 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Close Brothers Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Morley Fund Management Limited, a subsidiary of CGNU plc

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Shareholder named in 2 above

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited              1,654,006
Chase GA Group Nominees Limited                 2,373,111
CUIM Nominee Limited                              186,500

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25p each

10)  Date of transaction

N/A

11)  Date company informed

20th August 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

4,213,617


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.09%

14)  Any additional information

N/A

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Robin Sellers  020 7655 3100

16)  Name of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification


Robin Sellers


     Date of notification 20th August 2001