Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
29 August 2006


                   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

Bank of New York                                                         9,385
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      327,257
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                        10,045
Barclays Trust Co R69 C000000000000000000                                1,931
BNP Paribas                                                             11,934
BOISS Nominees Limited 4224361                                         135,623
Chase Nominees Ltd 16376                                                70,561
Chase Nominees Ltd 20947                                             1,283,897
Chase Nominees Ltd 21359                                                74,499
Chase Nominees Ltd 28270                                                68,865
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                            9,652
Gerrard Nominees Limited 605704                                            350
Gerrard Nominees Limited 621942                                            525
Gerrard Nominees Limited 631118                                          4,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 659442                                            550
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                 156,429
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                         2,166,432
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331                                           39,537
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341                                          116,380
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344                                           20,491
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345                                           27,546
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400                                        1,161,669
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409                                          111,412
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                   259,403
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                             25,961
Mellon Trust of New England                                             12,838
Mitsui Asset                                                             2,027
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                          64,571
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                             457,430
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                     340,484
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                      69,940
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                      44,067
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                          35,363
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                          26,385
State Street Bank & Trust - WI                                             575
State Street Boston                                                     88,877
State Street Trust of Canada                                            21,922
The Northern Trust Company - U                                          15,715
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                            1,229
UBS (Master)                                                            12,545


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

N/A


11. Date company informed

29th August 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

7,288,302


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.98%


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

29th August 2006


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