Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
23 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Caledonia Investments 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 above.



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


Caledonia Financial Limited



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


None



6. Percentage of issued class


N/A



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


None



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 25p each



10. Date of transaction


22 April 2002






11. Date company informed


23 April 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


25,400,000



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


17.69%



14. Any additional information


The change in percentage holding is as a result of the recent issue of 6,800,000 ordinary shares of 25p each



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


R.D. Sellers   020 7655 3100



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


R.D. Sellers



Date of notification


23 April 2002



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