Result of AGM/Chairman's Stmt

Rathbone Brothers PLC
10 May 2000


                     Rathbone Brothers Plc
                    Annual General Meeting
                               
                               
                               
At  the  twenty  ninth  Annual  General  Meeting  of  Rathbone
Brothers  Plc,  held today, Wednesday 10th May 2000,  all  the
Resolutions were duly passed.

Addressing  the  AGM,  Micky Ingall,  Chairman,  commented  on
developments  within  the  Group, since  the  announcement  of
results for the year ended 31 December 1999:

'The  acquisition of Nigel Harris Trust Company Limited, which
is   based   in  Jersey,  was  announced  shortly  after   the
publication of our results for 1999.  This acquisition has now
been  successfully completed and it will add significantly  to
the  contribution of the Trust Division and  we  welcome  Paul
Egerton-Vernon and his colleagues to the Group.

In   our   main   investment  management  division,   Rathbone
Investment Management Limited, I am pleased to report a strong
flow of new discretionary funds from both Private Clients  and
from  Charities in addition to the new business being  won  by
Rathbone Unit Trust Management Limited.

The prospects for the year 2000 remain good and I look forward
to another year of solid progress.'

For further information please contact:


Mary Leuchter                   Hamish McFall
Rathbone Brothers Plc           Tavistock Communications
Tel: [phone]              Tel: [phone]


Notes to Editors

                               
                      The Rathbone Group

Originally established in 1742, the Rathbone Group  today  has
£5 billion of investors' funds under discretionary management.
Shares in the Group have been fully listed on the London Stock
Exchange since 1992. Rathbone Investment Management Limited is
an  authorised institution under the Banking Act 1987  and  is
regulated  by the SFA.  In addition to offices in  London  and
Liverpool,  Rathbones has eight other offices  in  the  United
Kingdom  as  well  as in Jersey, Switzerland and  the  British
Virgin Islands.


                  Services Rathbones provides

Rathbones  prides itself in offering continuity of  investment
management   services   for  private  individuals,   Trustees,
Charities, Pensions Funds and for the professional advisers of
these clients.  Rathbones also provides ISAs, SIPPs, financial
planning,  private  banking and offshore fund  management  and
trust administration services.

At  Rathbones, each fund manager, looking after an  individual
client's   investment   portfolio,   draws   upon   investment
information and research from a wide range of external sources
as  well  as  from  the  extensive  resources  and  experience
available within the Group.

Rathbone Investment Management was awarded 'Stockbroker of the
Year  1999' and 'Best Discretionary Portfolio service' by  the
Investors  Chronicle and winner for 'Overall Service  Quality'
in  the  latest survey organised by the PAM Guide  to  Private
Asset Managers.

The  Group's  7 authorised unit trusts have over £200  million
under  management  and  are managed  by  Rathbone  Unit  Trust
Management Limited which is regulated by IMRO.