Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
05 March 2003

                                  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


CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 3787                                                                     8,543
                      CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 3789                                             119,177
                      CHASE NOMINEES LTD A/C 14914                                            388,760
                      CHASE NOM LTD                                                            38,000
                      CHASE NOM LTD A/C 14920                                                   3,557
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD (MGSC)                                           165,425
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD CHA                                              395,238
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGF                                              335,036
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGI                                              129,841
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGN                                               64,921
                      CLYDESDALE BK NOMS LTD MGT                                               20,200
                      M&G (LOMBARD ST) NOMS FPE                                                20,677
                      MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK)SALI                                              60,895
                      MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT                                                    33,735
                      NORTRUST NOMS LTD                                                       896,649
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC                                      11,388,264
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC                                          24,000
                      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC                                           6,045
                      ROY NOMINEES 578079                                                      60,069
                      ROY NOMS LTD 578052                                                      35,213
                      ROY NOMS LTD 578141                                                      68,109
                      ROY NOMS LTD 578192                                                     144,909



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


5th March 2003



11. Date company informed


5th March 2003



12. Total holding following this notification


14,407,263



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


10.01%



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


5th March 2003




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