Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
28 September 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):


Close Brothers Group plc


2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate boxes):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                              ( X )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                         ( )


Other (please specify) :                                                  ( )



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


Lloyds TSB Group Plc


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


Perry Nominees Ltd
Boltro Nominees Ltd
Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd
State Street Nominees Ltd


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):


27 September 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:


28 September 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


Reached 8%


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using  Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                           transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

                                                                   
GB0766807                               11,762,190     11,762,190


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if       Number of     Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN CODE  shares        rights (ix)          rights

                                            Direct Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect
                                            (x)

GB0766807                     12,043,694    0      12,043,694      0     8.174%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

12,043,694                                   8.174%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


4,870 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc


5,634 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.


22,943 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group
Plc.


12,010,247 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

Robin Sellers
Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7655 3100




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