Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
22 April 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays 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

CHASE MANHATTAN - ALMLUFTTL - 18409                                     75,971
CHASE MANHATTAN - ASTEXMTTL - 21359                                      2,253
CHASE MANHATTAN - ASUKEXTTL - 20947                                    788,820
BANK OF IRELAND - BNX009IE                                              33,890
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                                              400
CHASE MANHATTAN - BLENTFUKQ - 16344                                      3,284
CHASE MANHATTAN - BLENTPUKQ - 16345                                      4,957
CHASE MANHATTAN - BLEQFDUKQ - 16331                                     39,641
CHASE MANHATTAN - BLEQPTUKQ - 16341                                     97,386
CHASE MANHATTAN - BLUKINTTL - 16400                                  1,335,150
CHASE MANHATTAN - CHATRKTTL - 16376                                     76,313
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 428169                                     18,260
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 500227                                    677,832
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 502872                                    213,557
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 508068                                     35,617
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 527191                                    194,820
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 536747                                     48,285
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 552942                                     26,545
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 555879                                      1,773
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 583293                                    145,320
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 585439                                      2,164
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 588888                                      2,833
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 590421                                      1,026
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 595966                                     18,352
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 601744                                      1,973
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 911140                                      4,157
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 540186                                             17,254
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 555465                                             27,448
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 599123                                              4,162
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTC034IE                                            1,442
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTC045IE                                           16,924
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTGF04IE                                           11,758
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTGF07IE                                           10,595
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTK001IE                                           17,824
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTS004IE                                           16,540
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTS005IE                                            4,193
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTS011IE                                            6,034
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTS024IE                                            1,442
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTS028IE                                           66,788
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK BTS033IE                                            1,202
MELLON TRUST - BOSTON - 591668                                          24,982
MITSUBISHI TRUST INTERNATIONAL - BNN018IE                                  952
NORTHERN TRUST BANK-BGI SEPA 581610                                     16,515
NORTHERN TRUST BANK-BGI SEPA 584069                                      7,343
NORTHERN TRUST BANK-BGI SEPA 604162                                      2,553
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C BL1                                      81,709
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CM1                                      30,255
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C GP1                                      39,227
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C SA1                                      16,863
STATE STREET - BNX012IE                                                  3,302
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST-US - 604714                                    8,270
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST-US - 713101                                  136,087

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

Not Provided

11. Date company informed

22nd April 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

4,422,243

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.07%

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

ROBIN SELLERS
COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

22nd April 2004

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