Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares(s)

Close Brothers Group PLC
31 May 2000



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
E.J. Llewellyn-Lloyd

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
Director named in 2.

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
E.K. LLEWELLYN-LLOYD

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
Director named in 2.

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Exercise of options

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
4,545

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.003%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
NIL

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH

12  Price per share:
Purchase 330p.   

13  Date of transaction:
31st MAY 2000

14  Date company informed:
31ST MAY 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
10,004

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.007%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
224,345

23  Contact name for queries:
S.D. WATSON

24  Contact telephone number:
020 7 655 3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
S.D. WATSON


Additional Information: