TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 07 August 2017 it transferred 779 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price was 1155 pence. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 302,335 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,757,955 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Alex Dunn

Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

07 August 2017

020 7655 3100