Directorate Change

Close Brothers Group PLC
28 October 2004

                                                              28th October 2004

                            CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP plc

                                BOARD CHANGES

Close Brothers Group plc announces the retirement today of Peter Wilmot-Sitwell
and Alastair Farley as non executive directors, as disclosed in the Annual
Report 2004.



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