Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
28 March 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):


Close Brothers Group plc


2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate boxes):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                                ( )


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:   ( )


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                           ( )


Other (please specify) : Initial disclosure under the Financial Services   ( X )
                         Authority's Disclosure Transparency Rules.        

Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


Standard Life Investments Ltd


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


Vidacos Nominees


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):


N/A


6. Date on which issuer notified:


27 March 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


N/A


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using  Situation previous to the Triggering
the ISIN CODE                           transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)

                                                       
GB0007668071                            N/A            N/A


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if     Number of    Number of voting      % of voting
possible using the ISIN     shares       rights (ix)           rights
CODE
                            Direct       Direct (x)   Indirect Direct  Indirect
                                                      (xi)

GB0007668071               5,699,346    5,699,346     below 3% 3.876%   below 3%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of     Expiration Exercise/       Number of voting rights that may  % of
financial   Date       Conversion      be acquired if the instrument is  voting
instrument  (xiii)     Period/ Date    exercised/ converted.             rights
                       (xiv)



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights

9,247,440                                      6.289%




9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Standard Life Investments Ltd


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
 

13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:

Robin Sellers
Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7655 3100




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