Result of AGM

Close Brothers Group PLC
27 October 2005


Results of Annual General Meeting

Close Brothers Group plc advises that all the resolutions proposed at its Annual
General Meeting held today were unanimously passed on a show of hands.
Resolutions 7, 8 and 9 concerned special business and so are reported in
accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18.

The following proxy votes were cast:-
    
    Ordinary resolutions            In Favour          Chairman's      Against        Vote
                                                       Discretion                     Withheld
                                  Votes cast   %     Votes      %    Votes      %
                                                     cast            cast

1.  To receive and adopt the      92,611,563  98.9   727,511  0.8     341,158  0.3    1,450,950
    directors'report and
    financial statements.

2.  To approve the directors'     90,504,329  96.2   728,236  0.8   2,849,384  3.0    1,049,233
    remuneration report.

3.  To declare a final didvidend. 94,403,771  99.2   727,411  0.8         -     -           -
     
4.  (a) To re-elect Mr. P.N.      75,704,841  89.8   734,767  0.9   7,812,183  9.3  10,879,391
        Buckley as a director
        of the company.

    (b) To re-elect Mr. R.D.      89,400,604  96.3   729,111  0.8   2,674,265  2.9   2,327,202
        Kent as a director
        of the company.

    (c) To re-elect Mr. C.D.      94,204,484  99.0   729,111  0.8     195,327  0.2       2,260
        Keogh as a director
        of the company.

    (d) To re-elect Mr. M.A.      94,204,944  99.0   729,111  0.8     194,300  0.2       2,827
        Hines as a director
        of the company.

5.  To re-appoint the auditors.   93,382,851  98.8   733,557  0.8     343,408  0.4     671,366
    
6.  To authorise  the directors   94,293,839  99.1   749,817  0.8      87,026  0.1         500
    of the company to determine
    the auditors'remuneration.

    Special resolution

7.  To authorise the company to   94,308,409  99.1    729,421  0.8     79,962  0.1      13,390
    make market purchases as
    specified in the Notice of
    Annual General Meeting.
    
    Ordinary resolution

8.  To renew the authority        94,328,200  99.2    770,944  0.8     12,128   -       19,910
    conferred by Article 7.1 of
    the Articles of Association 
    and that the section 80
    amount be £12,056,000.
    
    Special resolution

9.  To renew the power conferred  94,372,479  99.2    729,421  0.8      9,372   -       19,910
    by Article 7.2 of the 
    Articles of Association and
    that the section 89 amount
    be £1,808,000.

NOTES:

1.  The 'vote withheld' option was provided to enable shareholders to instruct
    their proxy not to vote on any particular resolution, however it should be
    noted that a vote withheld in this way is not a 'vote' in law and therefore
    was not included in the calculation of the proportion of the vote 'For' and
   'Against' a resolution.

2.  The current issued share capital of the company is 145,225,259.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3(1) two copies of resolutions 7,8 and 9
have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available
for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS

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