Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
11 May 2005


                                  SCHEDULE 10                    

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Close Brothers Group plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Lloyds TSB Group 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

State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY2                                 945,408
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY3                                  32,165
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W36A                                  38,517
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W32L                                  74,056
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W3L2                                  33,169
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W33H                                 250,797
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBJ2                                 288,063
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBK2                                 569,062
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W3J3                                 540,689
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W318                                  20,920
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBP7                                 140,255
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY4                                 479,623
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W39Q                                   5,453
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBY5                                  11,704
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W32Z                                  37,496
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W33B                                 298,020
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W39N                                  35,766
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W36U                                 136,999
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBK6                                 131,625
State Street Nominees Limited A/C XBS8                                   5,165
State Street Nominees Limited A/C W39F                                 760,884
Perry Nominees Limited                                                   2,600
Boltro Nominees Limited                                                  5,725
Lloyds Bank PEP Nominees Limited                                        20,577
Clearstream Crest - 36722                                                  800

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

11th May 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

4,865,538

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.36%

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

11th May 2005

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