TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 14 May 2014 it transferred 10,083 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 1,731,500 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 148,891,083 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Deputy Company Secretary
14 May 2014
020 7655 3100