Close Brothers Group PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Oct 24, 2019

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RNS Number : 0911R

Close Brothers Group PLC

24 October 2019

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:				24 October 2019
Number of ordinary shares purchased:				37,859
Highest price paid per share:				£14.39
Lowest price paid per share:				£14.15
Volume weighted average price paid per share:				£14.2444
This share purchase is pursuant to the group's existing share purchase programme effected under instructions issued to Link Asset Services by Close Brothers on 15 October 2019 and as announced on the same day (the "Programme").
Following the above transaction, Close Brothers holds 935,598 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 151,124,692 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	282,508	14.137637

The purchases made on 24 October 2019 are the last purchases to be made under the £4 million Programme, which has now been completed in accordance with its terms.  In aggregate the Company has purchased 282,508 ordinary shares.

Enquiries: John Hudspith, Deputy Company Secretary                      020 3857 6059

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 3,000 people, principally in the UK. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.

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