Director Shareholding

Close Brothers Group PLC
19 October 2001

                                 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, P.L.WINKWORTH

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS AS TRUSTEES OF CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC PROFIT
SHARING SCHEME

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


CLOSE NOMINEES LIMITED

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

DIRECTORS ABOVE

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


PURCHASE OF SHARES AS TRUSTEES OF CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC PROFIT SHARING
SCHEME

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

40,000

8)  Percentage of issued class

0.03%

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

763.125p

13) Date of transaction

19TH OCTOBER 2001


14) Date company informed

19TH OCTOBER 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

40,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.03%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

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) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

SIMON WATSON 020 7655 3100

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

R.D. SELLERS


Date of notification