Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3873A

Close Brothers Group PLC

31 July 2008

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:		Close Brothers Group Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Χ
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:	Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI	64,243
	Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHE 01	350,000
	Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01	30,463
	Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01	406,991
	Nortrust Noms Ltd	181,199
	Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01	50,000
	Nortrust Noms LTD A/C MVB01	189,476
	Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01	146,410
	Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUF01	56,219
	Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUI01	11,630
	Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUR01	955,896
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) AC	12,309,466
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC	408,231
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC	269,866
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC	25,703
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC	71,595
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC	37,266
	PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC	108,133
	RBS INTERNATIONAL (GUERNSEY)	156,325
	RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED	128,166
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	30 July 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	31 July 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	11%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE)	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights viii	Number of shares	Number of voting rights ix		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct x	Indirect xi	Direct	Indirect
GB0007668071	16,289,441	16,289,441	15,957,278	15,957,278		10.81%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date xiii	Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date xiv	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.	% of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A