Close Brothers Group plc ("Close Brothers" or "the group") announces that the Notice of 2017 Annual General Meeting ("Notice of AGM") and Form of Proxy are being sent to shareholders today, together with the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2017.

The 2017 Annual General Meeting of Close Brothers will be held at 10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT on Thursday 16 November 2017 at 11.00 a.m.   Full details of the proposed resolutions are set out in the Notice of AGM.

Copies of the Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy are also available for download from the group's website at:

http://www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting

Enquiries: Alex Dunn, Company Secretary                                                       020 7655 3100

About Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading.  We employ over 3,000 people, principally in the UK.  Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.