Holding(s) in Company

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On September 22, 2025, Aberdeen Group plc notified Close Brothers Group PLC of a change in their major holdings. The threshold was crossed on September 19, 2025. Aberdeen Group plc's total voting rights attached to shares decreased to 8.448456%, representing 12,716,951 voting rights. This is a decrease from the previous notification of 8.498374%. The percentage of voting rights through financial instruments remains at 0.000000%. The disclosure reflects that abrdn Holdings Limited and abrdn Investments Limited decreased below the 5% notifiable threshold due to trading on September 19, 2025; previously they effectively held 5.003011% of the delegated voting rights.

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Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0007668071

Issuer Name

CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Aberdeen Group plc

City of registered office (if applicable)

Edinburgh

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

Details of the shareholder

City of registered office (if applicable)

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

19-Sep-2025

Date on which Issuer notified

22-Sep-2025

Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	8.448456	0.000000	8.448456	12,716,951
Position of previous notification (if applicable)		8.498374	0.000000	8.498374
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0007668071			12,716,951	8.448456
Sub Total 8.A			12,716,951	8.448456
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
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

Sub Total 8.B1

Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Sub Total 8.B2

Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Aberdeen Group plc
Aberdeen Group plc				abrdn Holdings Limited
Aberdeen Group plc				abrdn Investments Limited
Aberdeen Group plc
Aberdeen Group plc				abrdn Investments (Holdings) Limited
Aberdeen Group plc				abrdn Investment Management Limited

In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

Additional Information

This disclosure reflects the fact that the voting rights effectively held indirectly by the underlying intermediate holding company abrdn Holdings Limited ("aHL") and held by the underlying investment management entity abrdn Investments Limited ("aIL") decreased below the 5% notifiable threshold due to trading on 19 September 2025. Prior to this crossing, aHL effectively held and aIL held 5.003011% of the delegated voting rights.