Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
19 October 2005


Rathbone Brothers Plc

Notification of dealing by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
('PDMR')

On 18 October 2005 two PDMRs exercised share options over Rathbone Brothers Plc
Ordinary Shares of 5p granted under the Rathbone Employee Share Option Scheme
1996. The shares allotted were registered in the name of Rathbone Nominees
Limited. Shares arising from the exercise were sold on 19 October 2005 at £8.38.
Details are set out below.

                                                  John Moorley     Brian Kenny
Number of shares over which options exercised            5,000           6,000
Exercise price                                           £3.72          £7.325
Number of shares sold                                    5,000               0
Percentage of issued class disposed                      0.012%            N/a
Total holding following notification                    20,946          58,084
Total percentage holding following notification          0.051%          0.141%

Richard Loader
Company Secretary
19 October 2005
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