Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
31 August 2005
                                                      

                                  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

CHASE NOMS LTD                                                          19,143
M&G INCOME INV CO LTD                                                  156,000
MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI                                            19,484
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01                                          32,145
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHI01                                         138,462
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01                                         201,845
NORTRUST NOMS LTD                                                      190,541
NORTRUST NOMS LTD MVA01                                                 50,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD MVB01                                                140,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD PUC01                                                105,000
NORTRUST NOMS LTD PUP01                                                 31,380
NORTRUST NOMS LTD PUR01                                                351,673
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC                                        12,496,499
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PHL                                           228,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL                                            50,312
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF                                            9,562
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) HYBF                                           86,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF                                           16,371
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE                                           60,761
RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED                                           131,000


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

N/A

11. Date company informed

13th JULY 2005

12. Total holding following this notification

14,514,178

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.03%

14. Any additional information

N/A

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
COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

31st AUGUST 2005

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