TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 19 December 2013 it transferred 43,611 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The highest and lowest transfer price was 590 pence and 428 pence, respectively. Following the transfer of these shares, the Company holds 1,847,041 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 148,761,371 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Deputy Company Secretary
19 December 2013
020 7655 3100
