Holding in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
13 November 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

Non-beneficial shareholding of shareholder named in 2.

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 Ltd                1,075,767

BT Globenet Nominees Ltd                          3,600

Chase GA Group Nominees Ltd                   1,228,322

CUIM Nominee Ltd                              1,679,022


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

170,000

8)   Percentage of issued class

0.12%

9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25p each

10)  Date of transaction

9th November 2001

11)  Date company informed

13th November 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

3,986,711


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.93%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ROBIN SELLERS 020 7655 3100

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

R.D. SELLERS


Date of notification   13th November 2001