Acquisition of Shares by ESOT

Close Brothers Group PLC
23 October 2007




Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company") announces that Bedell Trustees Limited
(the "Trustee") as Trustee of the Close Brothers Group Employee Share Trust
acquired 350,000 and 400,000 ordinary shares in the Company ("Shares") on 9th
October and 22nd October, 2007 respectively at an average price of 780p and 750p
per Share respectively. These Shares will be used in due course to satisfy
options and awards under the Company's employee share schemes.

Following the acquisition of these Shares, the Trustee now holds 3,103,848
shares. The executive directors of the Company are for Companies Act purposes
deemed to be interested in all of these Shares.



Robin Sellers                                                 23rd October 2007
Company Secretary

020 7655 3100




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