TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 5 December 2013 it transferred 267,451 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 590 pence and 428 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 2,040,975 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 148,567,437 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Deputy Company Secretary
5 December 2013
020 7655 3100