Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
18 October 2007


Rathbone Brothers Plc

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


On 16 October 2007 the following PDMRs exercised share options over Rathbone
Brothers Plc Ordinary Shares of 5p granted under Rathbone Brothers Plc share
option schemes. The market value at exercise was £13.19 being the closing mid
market price on 15 October 2007. Following the option exercise, share sales took
place on 17 October 2007 at £13.02. Details are set out below.

Name                 Registered             Number of  Exercise      Sold        Total          Total
                     shareholder          shares over     price                holding     percentage
                                                which                        following        holding
                                              options                     notification      following
                                            exercised                                    notification

Mark Biddlecombe     BNY (OCS) Nominees           500    £7.435         0        2,579         0.006%
                     Limited

Tim Bolton-Carter    Rathbone Nominees          8,000    £8.275     9,492       27,782         0.065%
                     Ltd.

                     Rathbone Nominees          5,000   £6.6533
                     Ltd.

Anita Lovell         BNY (OCS) Nominees           500    £7.435         0        3,829         0.009%
                     Limited



Richard Loader
Company Secretary
18 October 2007
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