Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
08 February 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                                      323,209
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                         8,127
BNP Paribas                                                              2,686
Boiss Nominees Ltd 4224361                                              83,336
Chase Nominees Ltd 16376                                                77,200
Chase Nominees Ltd 20947                                               459,102
Chase Nominees Ltd 21359                                                53,287
Chase Nominees Ltd 28270                                                63,908
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                            1,707
Gerrard Nominees Limited 605704                                            350
Gerrard Nominees Limited 621942                                            525
Gerrard Nominees Limited 631118                                          4,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 648264                                            500
Gerrard Nominees Limited 652198                                          2,000
Gerrard Nominees Limited 659442                                            550
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                 138,869
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                         1,546,979
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331                                           42,195
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341                                           88,586
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16344                                           13,640
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16345                                           18,908
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400                                        1,553,573
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409                                          115,493
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                   206,556
Mellon Trust - US Custodian /                                           11,514
Mellon Trust of New England                                              4,196
Mitsui Asset                                                             1,522
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                          10,333
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                             475,071
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                     334,309
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                      70,180
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                      39,476
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                          32,733
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                          21,363
State Street Bank & Trust - W1                                           4,813
State Street Boston                                                     72,635
State Street Trust of Canada                                             1,941
The Northern Trust Company - U                                           2,814
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                            1,229


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

8th February 2006


12. Total holding following this notification

5,898,800


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.04%


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

8th February 2006


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