Close Brothers Group plc has announced that on October 9, 2023, it transferred 2,027 ordinary shares of 25 pence each from treasury to participants in its employee share plans. The transfer price for these shares was 888 pence. Following this transfer, the company now holds 1,594,613 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 150,465,677 ordinary shares in issue, excluding treasury shares. The announcement was made by Sarah Peazer-Davies, the Company Secretary of Close Brothers Group plc.