Close Brothers : Share Purchase

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SECURITIES
Close Brothers Group plc ('Close Brothers' or the 'group') announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25p each on the London Stock Exchange. The purchased shares will be held in treasury.
Ordinary Shares
Date of purchases:			22 October 2018
Number of ordinary shares purchased:			21,205
Highest price paid per share:			£15.38
Lowest price paid per share:			£15.10
Volume weighted average price paid per share:			£15.2287
This share purchase is pursuant to the group's existing share purchase programme effected under instructions issued to Link Market Services Trustees Limited by Close Brothers on 15 October 2018 and as announced on the same day(the 'Programme').
Following the above transaction, Close Brothers holds 937,213 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,123,077 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
Aggregated information in respect of ordinary shares purchased under the Programme:
Trading venue	Aggregated volume	Volume weighted average price (£)
London Stock Exchange	325,000	15.2685

The purchases made on 22 October 2018 are the last purchases to be made under the £5.1 millionProgramme, which has now been completed in accordance with its terms. In aggregate the Company has purchased 325,000 ordinary shares.

Enquiries: Alex Dunn, Company Secretary 020 7655 3100

Close Brothers Group plc

LEI code: 213800W73SYHR14I3X91

22 October 2018

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 3,300 people, principally in the UK. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.