Rule 8.3- (MacLellan Group)

Close Brothers Group PLC
08 May 2006


                                    FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)                              Close Investment
                                                             Limited
Company dealt in                                             MacLellan Group Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being       Ordinary
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing                                              5 May 2006



2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE


(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                                                 Long              Short
                                                 Number (%)        Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities                                       100,000 3.08%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total


(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                        Long           Short
                                                   Number (%)     Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total


(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                       Details




3. DEALINGS (Note 4)


(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale    Number of securities          Price per unit (Note 5)
Sale             100,000                       112.5p



(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short (Note   Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name,        6)                 7)                         5)
e.g. CFD




(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,     Number of         Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option money
name,   selling,     securities to     price    American,   date   received
e.g.    purchasing,  which the option           European           per unit
call    varying etc. relates (Note 7)           etc.               (Note 5)
option                                                        




(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit (Note
option                        securities          5)



(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)




4. OTHER INFORMATION


Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO



Date of disclosure                                                8 May 2006
Contact name                                                      W.J. Jenkins
Telephone number                                                  020 7426 4013
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)



Notes


The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk






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