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) : Initial notification of holdings as required     ( )

by EUTD regulations.

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

Prudential plc group of companies

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

MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI          64,243
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHE 01     350,000
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHF01       30,463
Nortrust Nominee Ltd A/C MHJ01      589,554
Nortrust Noms Ltd                   182,809
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C MVA01          50,000
Nortrust Noms LTD A/C MVB01         189,476
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUC01         146,410
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUF01          59,563
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUI01          12,066
Nortrust Noms Ltd A/C PUR01         997,893
PPL UK EQUITY 350 PASSIVE FUND       73,679
PPL UK EQUITY GROWTH FUND           217,776
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC   12,414,017
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PHL AC      408,231
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC       51,630
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC      26,491
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) HYBF AC      71,595
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC      39,879
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC     112,636
RBS INTERNATIONAL (GUERNSEY)        156,325
RECOVERY INV COMPANY LIMITED        128,166


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:

10 March 2008

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

11%

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               16,710,250     16,710,250

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      Direct (x)  Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect
                                                    
GB0007668071              16,372,902  16,372,902                10.97%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

N/A         N/A        N/A             N/A                             N/A


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

16,372,902                               10.97%


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


Prudential plc (parent Company)
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential
plc)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Robin Sellers
Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 655 3100




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