TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 1 December 2017 it transferred 112,256 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 1143 and 672 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 282,950 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,777,340 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

John Hudspith

Deputy Company Secretary

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

1 December 2017

020 7655 3100