Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
20 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:                              ( )


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    ( X )
by EUTD regulations.


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


Prudential plc group of companies


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


M&G Income Inv Co Ltd                94,247
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI          64,243
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHE 01     250,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01       30,463
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01      687,429
Nortrust Noms Ltd                   129,793
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01          50,000
Nortrust Noms LTD A/C MVB01         111,982
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01         128,000
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUF01          62,226
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUI01          12,123
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUR01       1,093,335
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC   12,479,739
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC      353,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC      660,111
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC      27,310
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC      52,711
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC      44,444
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC     122,406
Recovery Inv Company Limited         80,372





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:

20 March 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 
                                        shares                Rights(viii)
                                                                    
GB0007668071                            16,533,934            16,533,934       

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                          Direct        Direct (x)    Indirect Direct   Indirect
                                                      (xi)

GB0007668071              16,533,934    16,533,934             11.24%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

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


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

16,533,934                                    11.24%

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


Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential
plc)


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Robin Sellers

Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 655 3100





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