Close Brothers : Replacement Director/PDMR Shareholding

The following amendments have been made to the 'Director/PDMR Shareholding' announcement released on 19 October 2018 at 18:07 under RNS No 6776E:

1. The price of the shares sold by Elizabeth Lee has changed from £15.306747 to £15.25457; and

2. The date of Elizabeth Lee's sale transaction has changed from 19 October 2018 to 22 October 2018.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	1. Elizabeth Lee 2. Peter Dawson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	1. Group Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs 2. Person closely associated with the PDMR, Elizabeth Lee
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Amendment
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Close Brothers Group plc
b)	LEI	213800W73SYHR14I3X91
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071
b)	Nature of the transaction	1. Sale of 12,000 shares 2. Sale of 7,000 shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1. £15.25457 2. £15.306747 12,000 7,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A (Single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction	1. 22 October 2018 2. 19 October 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, XLON