Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
02 May 2006



Rathbone Brothers Plc

Director and PDMR Shareholding

Share Incentive Plan Free Share Award for 2005


On 28 April 2006, ordinary shares of 5p were purchased at £11.76 by Hill Samuel
ESOP Trustees Limited, the trustees of The Rathbone Inland Revenue Approved
Share Incentive Plan ('the Plan') in respect of the Free Share award for 2005.
The registered holder is Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited. A/c
AESOP1.


The following directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility
(PDMRs) are beneficial owners of the following shares (subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan Trust Deed and Rules).

Director/PDMR Allotted Total holding following     Total % holding following
                       notification                notification
                       Beneficial  Non beneficial  Beneficial   Non beneficial
Director
J C Barclay      175       1,309               -        0.003%               -
I M Buckley      175      18,699               -        0.044%               -
C M Burton       175       1,309               -        0.003%               -
P D G            175       9,932               -        0.024%               -
Chavasse
J G S
Coode-Adams      175       9,048               -        0.022%               -
S M              175       7,911               -        0.019%               -
Desborough
R P Lanyon       175     217,488               -        0.517%               -
The Viscount
Lifford          175     104,029          20,000        0.247%           0.048%
A T Morris       175      33,697               -        0.080%               -
R A Morris       175     248,751          51,190        0.591%           0.122%
P G Pearson
Lund             175       3,411               -        0.008%               -
A D Pomfret      350      43,330               -        0.103%               -
G M Powell       175     312,255          10,000        0.742%           0.024%
R I Smeeton      175     140,836               -        0.335%               -

PDMR
H M B            175      52,911               -        0.126%               -
Adlington
R N K Baron      175      98,911               -        0.235%               -
T J Bolton
Carter           175      30,900               -        0.073%               -
J R
Chillingworth    175       2,653               -        0.006%               -
Lord Clifton     175      10,339               -        0.025%               -
H M C
Cunningham       175      39,744               -        0.095%               -
L A C Dodd       175      45,121               -        0.107%               -
T E              175      85,498                        0.204%               -
Eliot-Cohen
C M Gore
Langton          175     195,621               -        0.465%               -
J G Henderson    175      35,415               -        0.084%               -
C R C Hexton     175      92,266               -        0.219%               -
R C
Hughes-Penney    175       3,408               -        0.008%               -
B Kenny          175      75,835               -        0.180%               -
R E Loader       175      62,511               -        0.149%               -
C P Mason        175         545               -        0.001%               -
J I Moorley      175      20,455               -        0.049%               -
C R Stick        175       2,911               -        0.007%               -
J B Vernon       175       2,911               -        0.007%               -



Shares were also purchased by Hill Samuel Offshore Trust Company Limited who are
the trustees of The Rathbone International Share Incentive Plan ('the
International Plan'). The registered holder is Bank of New York (Nominees)
Limited.


The following PDMRs are beneficial owners of the following shares (subject to
the terms and conditions of the International Plan Trust Deed and Rules).



Director       Acquired Total holding following     Total % holding following
                        notification                notification
                        Beneficial  Non beneficial  Beneficial  Non beneficial
PDMR
G Allan           175         548               -       0.001%               -
N Bennett         175       3,945               -       0.009%               -
N Bentley         175      26,546               -       0.063%
M Biddlecombe     175       1,862               -       0.004%               -
S De Carteret     175       2,008               -       0.005%               -
T Cartwright      175         503               -       0.001%               -
M P
Egerton-Vernon    175      60,754               -       0.144%               -
J Hayden          175       3,006               -       0.007%               -
J Johnson         175      26,674               -       0.063%               -
A Lovell          175       2,720               -       0.006%               -
K Patel           175       1,345               -       0.003%               -
M Powell          175      26,546               -       0.063%               -
J Quenault        175       2,008               -       0.005%               -
S Robinson        175       1,032               -       0.002%               -
L Walker          175       1,654               -       0.004%               -



Richard Loader

Company Secretary

2 May 2006




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