Directors Shareholding - Amendment

Rathbone Brothers PLC
7 January 2000



The issuer has advised that the following alteration should be made to the
Rathbone Brothers PLC - Directors Shareholding announcement released on 6
January 2000 at 15:45 under RNS No 3753D.

Box 15 should read 150,093 beneficial and not 155,093 beneficial as previously  
                                                                       stated
                   76,530 non beneficial and not 76,930 non beneficial as       
                                                            previously stated

In Box 16 the percentage beneficial holding should read 0.43% and not 0.45% as
previously stated.
All other text remains unchanged.

The full corrected version is shown below.

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1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    M W F LEATHER

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest

    DIRECTOR

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

    MARK WILLIAM FISHWICK LEATHER

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)



6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

    SALE FOR VALUE

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired



8)   (    % )
    of issued Class

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    2000

10)  (0.008% )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES OF 5P

12) Price per share

    905P

13) Date of transaction

    6/1/2000

14) Date company informed

    6/1/2000

15) Total holding following this notification

    150,093 BENEFICIAL
    76,530 NON-BENEFICIAL 

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.43% BENEFICIAL
    0.22% NON-BENEFICIAL

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    ANDY POMFRET  0171 399 000

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification.... 6 JAN 2000