Company Announcements

Close Brothers Group plc ("Close Brothers" or the "Company") announces that the Notice of 2022 Annual General Meeting ("Notice of AGM") has been sent to shareholders, together with the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 July 2022.

The 2022 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") will be held at 10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT on Thursday 17 November 2022 at 11am. Full details of the proposed resolutions are set out in the Notice of AGM.

The Board encourages shareholders to vote on the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM by proxy in advance of the deadline which is set out in the Notice of AGM. Further information regarding voting by proxy is set out in the Notice of AGM.

Although Covid-19 restrictions have eased, the Company continues to monitor the situation. Any changes to the AGM will be communicated to shareholders before the meeting through the Company's website (www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting) and, where appropriate, by announcement through a regulatory information service.

A copy of the Notice of AGM has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at:

data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The Notice of AGM is also available for download from the Company's website at:

www.closebrothers.com/investor-relations/shareholder-information/annual-general-meeting

Enquiries: Penny Thomas, Company Secretary

About Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. We employ approximately 4,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.