TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 29 October 2013 it transferred 2,522 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price was 547 pence. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 2,406,017 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 148,202,395 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Deputy Company Secretary
29 October 2013
020 7655 3100