Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Close Brothers Group PLC
30 March 2000


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

2   Name of director:
B.M. WINTERFLOOD

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:
B.M. WINTERFLOOD

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
B.M. WINTERFLOOD - 19,112 SHARES
D.S. WINTERFLOOD - 4,000 SHARES

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
THE NOTIFICATION RELATES TO B.M. WINTERFLOOD AND HIS SPOUSE, D.S. WINTERFLOOD.

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

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
23,112

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.017

11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH

12  Price per share:
£10.70

13  Date of transaction:
29 MARCH 2000

14  Date company informed:
29 MARCH 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
5,772

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.004

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




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):
S.R. HODGES

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

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

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
3,869

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.003

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
ORDINARY SHARES OF 25p EACH

12  Price per share:
£2.52

13  Date of transaction:
29 MARCH 2000

14  Date company informed:
29 MARCH 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
249,984

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.187

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:
338,136

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


Additional Information: