Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC 11 November 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 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 20,526 MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI 61,527 MGIM A/C DBL A/C FBFT 32,424 MGIM A/C JPM A/C RU 424,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC 10,838,264 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC 28,000 PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SAL AC 6,045 ROY NOMINEES 578079 59,754 ROY NOMS LTD 578052 31,906 ROY NOMS LTD 578141 67,610 ROY NOMS LTD 578192 138,304 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired Not Provided 6. Percentage of issued class N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed Not Provided 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security Ordinary shares of 25p each 10. Date of transaction Not Provided 11. Date company informed 11th November 2003 12. Total holding following this notification 11,708,360 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 8.13% 14. Any additional information N/A 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 11th November 2003 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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