Director Shareholding

Close Brothers Group PLC
24 October 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
R.D.KENT

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
R.D.KENT

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
N/A

12  Price per share:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
N/A

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
23RD OCTOBER 2000

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
23RD OCT 2003 - 22ND OCT 2010(33,330 OPTIONS) & 23RD OCT 2005 - 22ND OCT
2010(33,330 OPTIONS)

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
NIL

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
 66,660  ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
1125P

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
429,222

23  Contact name for queries:
SIMON WATSON

24  Contact telephone number:
020-7655-3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
ROBIN SELLERS




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
P.L. WINKWORTH

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
P.L. WINKWORTH

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
N/A

12  Price per share:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
N/A

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
23RD OCTOBER 2000

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
23RD OCT 2003 - 22ND OCT 2010(30,000 OPTIONS) & 23RD OCT 2005 - 22ND OCT
2010(30,000 OPTIONS)

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
NIL

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
60,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
1125P

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
391,641

23  Contact name for queries:
SIMON WATSON

24  Contact telephone number:
020-7655-3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
ROBIN SELLERS




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
E.J.LLEWELLYN-LLOYD

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
E.J.LLEWELLYN-LLOYD

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
N/A

12  Price per share:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
N/A

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
23RD OCTOBER 2000

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
23RD OCT 2003 - 22ND OCT 2010(26,665 OPTIONS) & 23RD OCT 2005 - 22ND OCT
2010(26,665 OPTIONS)

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
NIL

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
53,330 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
1125p

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
277,675

23  Contact name for queries:
SIMON WATSON

24  Contact telephone number:
020-7655-3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
ROBIN SELLERS




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
C.D.KEOGH

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
C.D.KEOGH

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
N/A

12  Price per share:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
N/A

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
23RD OCTOBER 2000

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
23RD OCT 2003 - 22ND OCT 2010(26,665 OPTIONS)& 23RD OCT 2005 - 22ND OCT
2010(26,665 OPTIONS)

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
NIL

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
53,330 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
1125p

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
322,153

23  Contact name for queries:
SIMON WATSON

24  Contact telephone number:
020-7655-3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
ROBIN SELLERS




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
S.R. HODGES 

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
S.R. HODGES

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
N/A

12  Price per share:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
N/A

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
23RD OCTOBER 2000

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
23RD OCT 2003 - 22ND OCT 2010(26,665 OPTIONS)& 23RD OCT 2005 - 22ND OCT
2010(26,665 OPTIONS)

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
NIL

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
53,330 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
1125p

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
309,971

23  Contact name for queries:
SIMON WATSON

24  Contact telephone number:
020-7655-3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
ROBIN SELLERS




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
D.G. HARDISTY

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
D.G. HARDISTY

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
N/A

8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
N/A

12  Price per share:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
N/A

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
23RD OCTOBER 2000

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
23RD OCT 2003 - 22ND OCT 2010(13,330 OPTIONS)& 23RD OCT 2005 - 22ND OCT
2010(13,330 OPTIONS)

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
NIL

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
26,660 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
1125P

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
228,767

23  Contact name for queries:
SIMON WATSON

24  Contact telephone number:
020-7655-3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
ROBIN SELLERS




Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
P.L.WINKWORTH

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
P.L.WINKWORTH


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
SHARES RELEASED FROM THE CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST UNDER A
DEFERRED BONUS AWARDED IN 1998.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
64,377

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.05%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
NIL

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH

12  Price per share:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
20TH OCTOBER 2000

14  Date company informed:
20TH OCTOBER 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
626,438

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.46%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:


20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:
ROBIN SELLERS

24  Contact telephone number:
020 7655 3100

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
ROBIN SELLERS





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