Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
29 January 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

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

CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 3787                                              7,834
CHASE NOMINEES LD  A/C 3789                                            112,599
CHASE NOMS LT A/C 14914                                                369,497
CHASE NOMS LTD                                                          29,483
CHASE NOMS LTD A/C 14920                                                 3,153
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI                                             140,000
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGN                                              50,000
CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                                              23,240
M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                                               19,563
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                            61,876
MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                                   32,424
MGIM A/C JPM A/C RU                                                  1,373,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD                                                      848,444
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC A/C                                    11,257 298
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL A/C                                        28,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL A/C                                         6,045
ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                     59,016
ROY NOMINEES 578052                                                     31,608
ROY NOMINEES 578141                                                     66,372
ROY NOMINEES 578192                                                    138,304


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

28th January 2004


12. Total holding following this notification

14,657,756


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.17%


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

29th January 2004


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