Holding(s) in Company

Rathbone Brothers PLC
11 May 2005



Rathbone Brothers Plc ('the Company')
Ordinary shares of 5p
Disclosure of Interests in Shares

On 10 May 2005, Rathbone Brothers Plc was notified that, in accordance with Part
VI of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), Prudential plc and certain of its
subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 1,246,000 ordinary shares of
5p which represents 3.04% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Richard Loader
Company Secretary

11 May 2005


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