Holding in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
11 June 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

Close Brothers Group plc

2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Group plc



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



SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2

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

Pool Reinsurance Company Limited                         66,148



Littledown Nominees Limited 'R' A/c for

Phoenix Assurance Public Limited Company                315,224



Littledown Nominees Ltd 'R' A/c for

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc No.1 A/c             785,970



Littledown Nominees Ltd 'R' A/c for

Royal Insurance Group Pension Scheme (UK Equities)      283,000



Littledown Nominees Ltd 'R' A/c for

Royal & Sun Alliance Life & Pensions Limited          1,620,600



Littledown Nominees Limited 'R' A/c for

Sun Alliance & London Assurance Company Limited         824,795



Littledown Nominees Ltd 'R' A/c for

SAL Pension Fund Limited                                444,121



Littledown Nominees Ltd 'R' A/c for

RSALI Life Equity Fund                                  105,257



Littledown Nominees Ltd 'R' A/c for

RSALI Life Income Distribution 1 Fund                    40,000



Littledown Nominees Ltd 'R' A/c for

RSALI Pensions Equity Fund                              740,595



Sun Alliance Pensions Limited                             2,610



Sun Alliance Linked Life Insurance Limited                4,000



Royal Heritage Life Assurance Limited                    10,840





5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6)   Percentage of issued class

N/A

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A



8)   Percentage of issued class

N/A


9)   Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25p each

10)  Date of transaction

8th June 2001

11)  Date company informed

8th June 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification

5,243,160


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.85%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ROBIN SELLERS 020 7655 3100



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

ROBIN SELLERS



     Date of notification    11th June 2001