Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8558Z

Close Brothers Group PLC

24 July 2008

 



TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Close Brothers Group plc announces that it has today purchased 72,975 ordinary shares at an average price of 624.93 pence. The highest and lowest price paid for these shares were 625 pence and 623 pence respectively. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares for the purpose of satisfying option grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.

Close Brothers Group plc also transferred 63,427 ordinary shares from treasury to participants in its employee share plans.  The highest and lowest transfer price were 542.98 pence and 404.81 pence respectively.

Following the transfer of these shares, Close Brothers Group plc holds 1,412,014 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 147,970,910 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Simon Watson

Deputy Company Secretary

24 July 2008

020 7655 3100

 

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