Board committee changes

The Board of Directors of Close Brothers Group plc ("Close Brothers") announces that, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Governance Committee following a recent review, it has approved a number of changes to the membership of its Audit and Remuneration Committees, which will take effect on 1 March 2021.

Bridget Macaskill will step down as a member of the Audit Committee and Oliver Corbett will step down as a member of the Remuneration Committee. Mike Biggs, Peter Duffy and Mark Pain will join the Remuneration Committee.

No changes are being made to committee chairs or to the membership of the Risk and Nomination & Governance Committees.

Accordingly, from 1 March 2021, the membership of each of the Board's committees will be as set out below.

Audit Committee - Oliver Corbett (Chair), Lesley Jones and Sally Williams

Nomination & Governance Committee - Mike Biggs (Chair), Oliver Corbett, Lesley Jones, Bridget Macaskill and Mark Pain

Remuneration Committee - Bridget Macaskill (Chair), Mike Biggs, Peter Duffy, Lesley Jones and Mark Pain

Risk Committee - Lesley Jones (Chair), Oliver Corbett, Peter Duffy, Bridget Macaskill, Mark Pain and Sally Williams

This announcement is made in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11.

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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.