Rule 8.3- Plusnet Plc

Close Brothers Group PLC
23 November 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 Investments
                                                             Limited

Company dealt in                                             Plusnet Plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being       Ordinary
disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                              21 November 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                        895,456 3.01%

(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             2,176                         2.06



(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product       Long/short       Number of securities       Price per unit 
name,         (Note 6)        (Note 7)                    (Note 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
name,    selling,     securities to     price     American,  date    money
e.g.     purchasing,  which the option            European           paid/
call     varying etc. relates (Note 7)            etc.               received
                                                                     option 
                                                                     per unit
                                                                     (Note 5)


(ii) Exercising

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

NONE


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

Date of disclosure                                              23 November 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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