Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
23 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):


Ameriprise Financial Inc and its group including Threadneedle Asset Management
Holdings Limited


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


See additional information under 13


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:


22nd February 2007


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


N/A


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

N/A                                     N/A            N/A
                                     



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                                 Direct     Direct  Indirect     Direct Indirect
                                            (x)     (xi)

GB0007668071                     0          0       8,515,228    0.0%   5.793%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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



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

8,515,228                               5.793%



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


Ameriprise Financial Inc which controls the voting rights of


Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd which controls the voting rights of


Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and
Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.


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:


Registered Owner


BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/c 219064 116,229

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 425,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 300,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07196 15,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10489 423,729

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 178,132

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10492 356,497

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07199 37,743

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07207 1,304,203

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21688 265,797

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07205 438,692

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 7,300

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02891 4,250,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 03449 200,000

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 31348 52,700

Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 144,206



14. Contact name:


Robin Sellers

Company Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7655 3100




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