Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
01 August 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

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

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                      423,810
Boiss Nominees Ltd                                                      63,246
Chase Nominees Ltd 16376                                                77,205
Gerrard Nominnes Limited ER1                                            24,390
Greig Middleton Nominees Ltd GM1                                       115,702
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              1,821
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              3,443
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                            413,532
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                             24,960
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                            152,869
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                            654,407
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              1,555
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              2,968
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              9,578
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              3,042
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                             30,622
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16331                                           45,063
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16341                                           80,499
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 16400                                        1,592,509
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18409                                          107,662
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     7,154
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    10,595
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     8,305
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                        17
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     1,301
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    18,169
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    67,149
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    26,628
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     1,442
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     4,193
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    13,804
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    17,227
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     4,892
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     1,202
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                    22,692
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                     3,949
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF                                              17,893
Mitsubishi Trust International                                             775
RC Greig Nominees RC1                                                  494,966
RC Greig Nominees AK1                                                  378,958
RC Greig Nominees BL1                                                   77,205
RC Greig Nominees CM1                                                   38,566
RC Greig Nominees GP1                                                   36,652
RC Greig Nominees SA1                                                   22,598
State Street                                                             1,976
State Street Boston                                                     11,222
State Street Boston                                                     82,957


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

1st August 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

5,201,370

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.60%

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

1st August 2005

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