Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
27 March 2008


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

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|1.   |Name of the issuer                                               |
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|     |Rathbone Brothers Plc                                            |
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|2.   |Notification in respect of a director, PDMR or both              |
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|     |Director                                                         |
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|3.   |Name of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/      |
|     |director or, where applicable, a connected person                |
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|     |Geoffrey Mark Powell                                             |
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|4.   |Notification in respect of a beneficial or non-beneficial        |
|     |interest                                                         |
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|     |Beneficial                                                       |
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|5.   |Description of shares (including class)                          |
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|     |Ordinary shares of 5p                                            |
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|6.   |Name of registered holder                                        |
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|     |Geoffrey Mark Powell                                             |
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|7.   |Nature of transaction                                            |
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|     |Share sale                                                       |
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|8.   |Number of shares                                                 |
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|     |7,422                                                            |
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|9.   |Percentage of issued class                                       |
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|     |0.017%                                                           |
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|10.  |Price per share or value of transaction                          |
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|     |£10.20                                                           |
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|11.  |Date and place of transaction                                    |
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|     |27 March 2008, London                                            |
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|12.  |Total holding and percentage holding following notification      |
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|     |301,745 (0.707%)                                                 |
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|13.  |Date issuer informed of transaction                              |
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|     |27 March 2008                                                    |
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|14.  |Name of duly authorised officer/official of issuer responsible   |
|     |for making notification                                          |
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|     |Richard Loader, Company Secretary                                |
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|15.  |Date of notification                                             |
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|     |27 March 2008                                                    |
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