Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
01 August 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.

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

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI 7,435

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 11,358,232

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 24,000

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC 676

ROY NOMINEES 578079 80,000

ROY NOMS LTD 578052 4,055

ROY NOMS LTD 578141 8,787

ROY NOMS LTD 578192 18,925


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

30th July 2002

11. Date company informed

31st July 2002

12. Total holding following this notification

11,542,910

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

8.03%

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

1st August 2002




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