Director Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
6 June 2001



 
On 10 May 2001, ordinary shares of 5p were allotted to Hill Samuel ESOP Trustees
Limited who are the Trustees of The Rathbone Inland Revenue Approved Employee
Share Ownership Plan. The registered holder is Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate
Nominee Ltd. A/c AESOPI. The following directors are beneficial owners of the
following shares (subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan Trust Deed and
Rules).

Director     Allotment   Total holding                Total % holding following 
                         following notification       notification
                         Beneficial   Non beneficial  Beneficial  Non beneficial
M L Ingall     54        178,454         25,000         0.50%       0.07%
R A Morris     54        300,054         14,250         0.83%       0.04%
G M Powell     54        309,976         10,000         0.86%       0.03%
A D Pomfret    54          3,054              0         0.01%          -
R P Lanyon     54        225,131              0         0.62%          -
M W F Leather  54        144,147         68,250         0.40%       0.19%
The Viscount 
 Lifford       54         87,060              0         0.24%          -
A T Morris     54          1,054              0         0.00%          -
R I Smeeton    54        120,054          7,925         0.33%       0.02%
W Rathbone     54          7,054          2,650         0.02%       0.01%
W H Keatley    54         50,054              0         0.14%          -