Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
15 September 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

PRUDENTIAL 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

M & G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                                             20,677
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                            61,527
MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                                   33,735
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                     10,988,264
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                         28,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                                          6,045
ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                     59,754
ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                     34,502
ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                     67,610
ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                    139,749


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not Provided


6. Percentage of issued class

N/A


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

Not Provided


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

15th September 2003


12. Total holding following this notification

11,439,863


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

7.94%


14. Any additional information

N/A


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

SIMON WATSON 020 7655 3100


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

SIMON WATSON


Date of notification

15th September 2003


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