Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
15 October 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:                              (X)


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):                                                   ( )



3. 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):

10th October 2007


6. Date on which issuer notified:

15th October 2007


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

5%


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible        Situation previous to the Triggering
using the ISIN CODE                     transaction (vi)
                                        Number of      Number of voting Rights
                                        shares         (viii)
                                                                    
GB0007668071                            7,393,268      7,393,268




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                                      Direct (x)   Indirect    Direct   Indirect
                                                    (xi)

GB007668071               7,180,668   6,579,026    601,642     4.465%   0.408%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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






Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights            % of voting rights

7,180,668                          4.873%




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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