Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
13 April 2006


                   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 INCOME INV CO LTD                                                  201,000
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI                                             46,564
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01                                          28,942
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHI01                                         151,141
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01                                         286,886
NORTRUST NOMS LTD                                                      266,291
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVA01                                             50,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C MVB01                                            175,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUC01                                            135,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01                                             68,369
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01                                             12,734
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01                                            740,765
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC                                      12,479,739
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC                                         353,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC                                         666,786
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC                                         22,163
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC                                        101,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC                                         36,782
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC                                        129,938
RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED                                           171,000


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

12th April 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

16,123,100


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

11.02%


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
DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY


Date of notification

13th April 2006


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