CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP ANNOUNCES
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A RISK COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors of Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces the establishment of a Risk Committee as a committee of the Board with effect from 15 December 2010.
Pursuant to its obligations under Listing Rule 9.6.11R (3), the Company wishes to notify that:
Ray Greenshields, a non-executive director of the Company, has been appointed Chairman of the Risk Committee;
Bruce Carnegie-Brown and Douglas Paterson, both non-executive directors, have been appointed as the other members of the Risk Committee; and
other members of the Board will attend Risk Committee meetings by invitation.
All these appointments are with effect from 15 December 2010.
A copy of the Terms of Reference of the Risk Committee will shortly be available on the Close Brothers Group plc website at http://www.closebrothers.co.uk/boardcommittees.aspx.
Enquiries:
Elizabeth Lee
Company Secretary
020 7655 3100