TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise
price

Expiration
date

Exercise/
Conversion
period

Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to

% of voting rights

1: Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting

rights are attached:

Close Brothers Group PLC

2: Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached		no
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments		no
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights		no
Other (please specify):		no

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:					Standard Life Investments Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):					Vidacos Nominees
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached):					28 January 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:					29 January 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:					6%
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of share If possible use ISIN code				GB0007668071
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares				Number of voting rights
8,846,716				8,846,716
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares		Number of voting rights					Percentage of voting rights
		Direct		Indirect			Direct		Indirect
9,246,716	4,235,309		5,011,407			2.871%		3.397%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date		Exercise/ conversion period/date			No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)		Percentage of voting rights

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

John Hudspith

15. Contact telephone number:

020-7655 3426

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