Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
16 February 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):


Close Brothers Group plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):                     ( )


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                              ( )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                         ( )


Other (please specify) : Initial notification of holdings as required by FSA
Transitional Provision 7.                                                 (X)


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


Legal & General Group Plc


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):


N/A


6. Date on which issuer notified:


14th February 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


Above 3%


8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                     transaction (vi)
                                        Number of        Number of voting 
                                        shares           Rights (viii)

                                                                     
Ordinary 25p                            5,063,184        5,063,184



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if      Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE shares       rights (ix)           rights

                             Direct       Direct (x)  Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                      (xi)

Ordinary 25p                 5,063,184    5,063,184   N/A       3.44%  N/A



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration   Exercise/       Number of voting rights     % of
financial   Date         Conversion      that be acquired if the     voting
instrument  (xiii)       Period/ Date    may instrument is           rights
                         (xiv)           exercised/ converted.



N/A         N/A          N/A             N/A                         N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                  % of voting rights

5,063,184                                3.44%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

(Direct and Indirect)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)


Legal & General Investment Management    Legal & General Insurance Holdings 

(Holdings) Limited (Direct)              Limited (Direct)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions      Legal & General Assurance Society 

Management)                              Limited


                                         Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                         (Direct)


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



13. Additional information:


Notificaiton using the total voting rights figure of 147,021,057.


14. Contact name:


Robin Sellers

Company Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7655 3100




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