Holding(s) in Company

Close Brothers Group PLC
12 February 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) : Change                                           (X)



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


Lloyds TSB Group Plc


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


Perry Nominees Ltd
Boltro Nominees Ltd
Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd
State Street Nominees Ltd


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


11 February 2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:


12 February 2008


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


Dropped below 8%


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)

                                                                    
GB0766807                               12,026,050     12,026,050


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

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

                                            Direct Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect
                                            (x)

GB0766807                     11,924,599    0      11,924,599    0      7.996%


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

11,924,599                                 7.996%



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


4,870 Shares are held by Perry Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds
TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc

5,739 Shares are held by Boltro Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.

23,796 Shares are held by Lloyds Bank (Pep) Nominees Ltd, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group
Plc.

11,924,599 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the
control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc.



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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