Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
30 January 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Close Brothers Group plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Legal & General Group 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


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


HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 886603      358,961
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245      662,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206    3,495,385
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866203      196,300
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 916681        7,500
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509      136,696



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


29th January 2003



11. Date company informed


29th January 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


4,856,842



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.38%



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


ROBIN SELLERS



Date of notification


30th January 2003




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