Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6178E

Close Brothers Group PLC

29 September 2008

 



TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc announces that it has today purchased 109,125 ordinary shares at an average price of 595.43 pence. The highest and lowest price paid for these shares were 620 pence and 535 pence respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares for the purpose of satisfying option grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.

Close Brothers Group plc also transferred 38,592 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans.  The highest and lowest transfer price were 560 pence and 404.81 pence respectively.

Following the transfer of these shares, Close Brothers Group plc holds 4,419,359 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 145,053,807 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Simon Watson

Deputy Company Secretary

29 September 2008

020 7655 3100

 

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