Additional Listing

Close Brothers Group PLC
25 April 2001

25 April 2001

                   Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company')

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Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange plc and the UK Listing
Authority for 50,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each ('shares') to be admitted to
the Official List. It is expected that admission to admit the new shares will
be granted on 25 April 2001 and that dealings will commence on 26 April 2001.

These shares are being issued as part consideration for the company's
acquisition of 85% of Chartered Trust Services Limited.

These shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary shares.