1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: 

Close Brothers Group plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

             X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: 

Prudential plc group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):

See attached schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 

05 January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

07 January 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 

See item 13

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares 

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of
Shares

Number  of
Voting Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights 

Direct

Direct 

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0007668071

12,336,082

12,336,082

12,176,082

12,176,082

8.42%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date 

Exercise/
Conversion period 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights 

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

12,176,082

8.42%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Prudential plc (parent Company)

M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)

M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)

The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

                        N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

                        N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

                        N/A

13. Additional information:

As per DTR 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc has gone below 7% triggering this notification

Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 144,499,693.

14. Contact name:

Heather Thomas

Deputy Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7655 3100