TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 2 October 2017 it transferred 310 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 298,045 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,762,245 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

2 October 2017

020 7655 3100