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08/10/2015 18:00

RNS Number : 7379B
Close Brothers Group PLC
08 October 2015
TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES
Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that on 8 October 2015 it transferred 33,852ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price was nil pence. 
The Company also announces that it has today purchased 52,854 ordinary shares at an average price of 1538.1171 pence. The highest and lowest price paid for these shares was 1552 pence and 1529 pence, respectively. The shares purchased will all be held as treasury shares for the purpose of satisfying option grants and share awards made under the Company's employee share plans.
Following the above transfer and purchase of these shares, Close Brothers Group plc holds 802,697 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 149,832,140 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
John Hudspith
Deputy Company Secretary
8 October 2015
020 7655 3426

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