Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
10 March 2008



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):

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC's Fund Management Operating Subsidiaries

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

N/A

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

6 March 2008

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 March 2008

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

Reached 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if    Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN                            
CODE                       Number of      Number of voting Rights
                           shares         (viii)
                                                                     
GB0007668071               6,992,898      6,992,898


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

GB0007668071                         0       7,594,898        0        5%


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             % of voting rights
rights 

7,594,898                    5%


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

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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