Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2703S

Rathbone Brothers PLC

07 September 2010

Rathbone Brothers Plc ('the Company')

Directors' shareholdings

On 6 September 2010, the following directors were awarded deferred awards of Rathbone Brothers Plc ordinary shares in respect of profit share due for the second quarter of 2010. Shares were awarded at £8.326 being the average of the closing mid-market share price during the 20 business days prior to 3 September 2010.

Ordinarily, deferred share awards will vest on the third anniversary of the end of the financial year (31 December 2013). Vesting is not subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions but all or part of an award may lapse in certain circumstances, for example in the event of the director being considered a 'bad leaver'.

Shares, which have or will be purchased in the market, are held by the Profit Share Plan trustees, Investec Trustees (Jersey) Limited and are registered in the name of Chase Nominees Limited.

Director	Deferred share award	% of issued share capital	Total holding including the deferred share award	% of issued share capital
I M Buckley	1,801	0.004%	36,589	0.085%
P D G Chavasse	2,282	0.005%	55,964	0.129%
R P Lanyon	6,005	0.014%	203,702	0.470%
A T Morris	2,642	0.006%	55,216	0.128%
A D Pomfret	4,804	0.011%	100,775	0.233%
R I Smeeton	6,245	0.014%	128,597	0.297%
R P Stockton	2,282	0.005%	4,941	0.011%