Transaction in Own Shares

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 19 March 2018 it transferred 3,096 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 1,234 and 1,143 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 636,072 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,424,218 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

19 March 2018

020 7655 3100