Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7346K

Rathbone Brothers PLC

23 December 2008

Rathbone Brothers Plc

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

On 23 December 2008 the following Director and PDMRs exercised share options over Rathbone Brothers Plc Ordinary Shares of 5p granted under the Rathbone Executive Share Option Scheme 2000. The market value at exercise was £8.55 being the closing mid market price on 22 December 2008. The shares allotted were registered in the name of Rathbone Nominees Limited.

Name	Status	Number of shares over which options exercised	Exercise price	Total holding following notification	Total percentage holding following notification
Tim Bolton-Carter	PDMR	2,000	£4.15	27,437	0.064%
Paul Chavasse	Director	15,491	£6.6533	40,865	0.095%
Julian Chillingworth	PDMR	4,509	£6.6533	8,664	0.020%
James Thomson	PDMR	2,500	£7.435	6,928	0.016%