AGM 2020 – CEO review

Further to the announcement made on 16 October 2020, in advance of the Close Brothers Group plc (the "Company" or "Close Brothers") Annual General Meeting ("AGM") to be held later today, a short  recorded presentation from the Company's Chief Executive, Adrian Sainsbury, setting out a review of the 2020 financial year and the first quarter of the 2021 financial year (the "first quarter") is now available on the Company's website at www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations. The recorded presentation contains publicly available information and follows the release of the Company's trading update for the first quarter earlier today.

As previously announced, 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 AGM. Any shareholder seeking to attend the meeting (other than those forming the quorum, which will be facilitated by the Company) will not be admitted.

The results of the AGM will be announced later today.

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.