On 6 February 2026 the Company was notified by Equiniti Limited, the administrators of the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), that Shares were purchased under the Plan for Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility. The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
| a) | Name | Rebekah Etherington |
| 2 | Reason for the notification |
| a) | Position/status | Group Head of Human Resources |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (Single transactions) |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 February 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
| a) | Name | Fiona McCarthy |
| 2 | Reason for the notification |
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Finance Officer |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (Single transactions) |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 February 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
| a) | Name | Robert Sack |
| 2 | Reason for the notification |
| a) | Position/status | Group Chief Risk Officer |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (Single transactions) |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 February 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
| a) | Name | Sarah Peazer-Davies |
| 2 | Reason for the notification |
| a) | Position/status | General Counsel and Company Secretary |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Name | Close Brothers Group plc |
| b) | LEI | 213800W73SYHR14I3X91 |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary Shares of 25p each GB0007668071 |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of shares under the Close Brothers Group plc Share Incentive Plan |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (Single transactions) |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 5 February 2026 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, XLON |