Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
30 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
Prudential 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

M&G (Lombard St) Noms FPE 40,800
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 11,328,021
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 20,000
ROY NOMINEES (A/C 578079) 80,000

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
22nd April 2002

11. Date company informed
30th April 2002

12. Total holding following this notification
11,468,821

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
7.98%

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
SIMON WATSON 020 7655 3100

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

Date of notification
30th April 2002



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