Result of AGM

Close Brothers Group PLC
01 November 2007


Results of Annual General Meeting


Close Brothers Group plc advises that all the resolutions proposed at its Annual
General Meeting held today were passed on a show of hands. Resolutions 8, 9 and
10 concerned special business and so are reported in accordance with Listing
Rule 9.6.18.


The following proxy votes were cast:-

      Ordinary resolutions          In Favour             Chairman's             Against          Vote Withheld
                                                          Discretion

                                  Votes cast       %    Votes cast     %      Votes cast       %
1.  To receive and adopt          97,459,215   99.75        56,247   0.06        192,202   0.19        176,668
    the directors'
    report and financial
    statements.

2.  To approve the                88,279,009   96.63        56,433   0.06      3,025,578   3.31      6,523,311
    directors' remuneration
    report.

3.  To declare a                  97,651,591   99.94        56,373   0.06              -      -        176,368
    final dividend.

4.  To declare a                  96,910,207   99.94        56,798   0.05             35   0.01        917,292
    special dividend.

5.  (a) To re-elect Mr.R.D.       81,522,341   94.62        57,413   0.07      4,574,491   5.31     11,730,086
    Kent as a director
    of the company.

    (b) To re-elect Mr.D.G.J.     96,563,111   98.84        57,413   0.06      1,075,666   1.10        188,142
    Paterson as a director
    of the company.

    (c) To re-elect Mr.D.C.       96,572,995   98.84        57,413   0.06      1,075,634   1.10        178,290
    Pusinelli as a director
    ofthe company.

6.  To re-appoint the auditors.   96,593,069   99.87        56,473   0.06         66,804   0.07      1,167,985
    
7.  To authorise the directors    96,770,366   99.80       126,274   0.13         69,784   0.07        917,908
    of the company to determine
    the auditors' remuneration.

    Special resolution

8.  To authorise the company      96,892,859   99.93        58,467   0.06          8,798   0.01        924,208
    to make market purchases
    as specified in the notice 
    of Annual General Meeting.

    Ordinary resolution

9.  To renew the authority        96,761,001   99.81        57,543   0.06        127,960   0.13        937,828
    conferred by Article 7.1
    of the Articles of
    Association and that the
    section 80 amount be
    £12,277,000.

    Special resolution

10. To renew the power           96,874,811   99.93         58,213   0.06         14,096   0.01        937,212
    conferred by Article 7.2
    of the Articles of
    Association and that the
    section 89 amount be
    £1,841,000.


NOTES:

1.  The 'vote withheld' option was provided to enable shareholders to instruct their proxy not to vote on any particular
    resolution, however it should be noted that a vote withheld in this way is not a 'vote' in law and thereforewas not 
    included in the calculation of the proportion of the vote 'In Favour' and 'Against' a resolution.

2.  The current issued share capital of the company is 148,375,068.


In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1) two copies of resolutions 8, 9 and 10 have been submitted to the UK Listing 
Authority and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

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