Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
18 June 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

Morley Fund Management Limited

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 GA Group Nominees Limited                                      2,131,706
BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited                                     432,112
BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                             3,600
Chase Nominees Limited                                                 301,889
CUIM Nominees Limited                                                1,249,625
RBSTB Nominees Limited                                                 177,081

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

47,200

8. Percentage of issued class

0.03%

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25p each

10. Date of transaction

17th June 2004

11. Date company informed

18th June 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

4,296,013

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.98%

14. Any additional information

N/A

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
COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

18th June 2004

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