AGM Documents

Close Brothers Group plc ("Close Brothers" or the "Company") announces that the Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting ("Notice of AGM") has been sent to shareholders, together with the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2020.

The 2020 Annual General Meeting of Close Brothers will be held at 10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT on Thursday 19 November 2020 at 11.00 a.m.  Full details of the proposed resolutions are set out in the Notice of AGM.

Due to public health guidelines as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and in light of the measures introduced by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020, it will not be possible for shareholders to attend the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") and they are instead strongly encouraged to vote on the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM by proxy. Any shareholder seeking to attend the meeting (other than those forming the quorum, which will be facilitated by the Company) will not be admitted.

Further information on the process for voting by proxy can be found on pages 10 to 12 of the Notice of AGM. Shareholders wishing to vote by proxy are encouraged to appoint the chairman of the meeting as their proxy as any other individuals appointed as proxy will not be admitted to the meeting.

The Board recognises that the AGM serves as an important forum for shareholders to engage with the Directors and that attendees value the opportunity to hear presentations about the Company's performance and strategy. Therefore, this year a video presentation from the Company's new Chief Executive, Adrian Sainsbury, will be uploaded to its website at www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations on 19 November 2020. Shareholders are invited to send any questions about the business of the AGM in advance of the meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office (10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT) or by email to [email protected] with "AGM 2020" in the subject line. We will provide written answers directly to questions received in this way. Shareholders are requested to send any questions to arrive before 11.00 a.m. on Tuesday 17 November 2020.

Any changes to the AGM will be communicated to shareholders before the meeting through the Company's website at:

www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations/shareholderinformation/annual-general-meeting

and, where appropriate, by announcement through a regulatory information service.

A copy of the Notice of AGM has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at:

data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The Notice of AGM is also available for download from the Company's website at:

www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting

Enquiries: Alex Dunn, Company Secretary & Head of Legal (Corporate & Bank Retail)

About Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. We employ over 3,500 people, principally in the UK.  Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.