Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
05 March 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 tick the appropriate boxes):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                              (X)


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.                                                 ( )


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


Standard Life Investments Ltd


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


Vidacos Nominees


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


2 March 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


5 March 2007


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


Material holding increased above 3%


8. Notified details:


Standard Life Investments Ltd acquired 631,247 shares


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)

                                                                     
GB0007668071                            6,979,870      6,979,870



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                        Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect     Direct   Indirect
                                                  (xi)

GB0007668071            4,593,543    4,593,543    3,017,574    3.124%   2.052%



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

7,611,117                               5.177%




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


Standard Life Investments 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:



14. Contact name:


Robin Sellers

Company Secretary


15. Contact telephone number:


020 7655 3100




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