Director/PDMR Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
11 May 2007


Rathbone Brothers Plc
Director and PDMR Shareholding


On 10 May 2007, ordinary shares of 5p were acquired at £13.55 (the closing mid
market price on 9 May 2007) by Hill Samuel ESOP Trustees Limited, the trustees
of The Rathbone Inland Revenue Approved Employee Share Incentive Plan ('the
Plan'). The purchase was in respect of the reinvestment of dividends paid into
the Plan. The registered holder is Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominees
Limited. A/c AESOP1. The following directors and persons discharging managerial
responsibility (PDMR) are beneficial owners of the following shares (subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan Trust Deed and Rules).

Director/PDMR Purchase Total holding following     Total % holding following
                       notification                notification
                       Beneficial  Non beneficial  Beneficial   Non beneficial
Director
J C Barclay       26       1,850               -        0.004%               -
I M Buckley       24      28,735               -        0.068%               -
C M Burton        26       1,850               -        0.004%               -
P D G Chavasse    47      19,095               -        0.045%               -
J G S Coode-Adams 51       9,654               -        0.023%               -
O R P Corbett      1         272               -        0.001%               -
S M Desborough    52       8,520               -        0.020%               -

R P Lanyon        52     227,097               -        0.534%               -
A T Morris        52      48,306               -        0.114%               -
R A Morris        52     228,300          49,870        0.537%           0.117%
P G Pearson Lund  52       7,704               -        0.018%               -
A D Pomfret       52      59,983               -        0.141%               -
G M Powell        52     326,364          10,000        0.767%           0.024%
M Robertshaw       1       1,146               -        0.001%               -
R I Smeeton       52     122,520               -        0.288%               -

PDMR
H M B Adlington   52      53,520               -        0.126%               -
R N K Baron       52      96,820               -        0.228%               -
T J Bolton Carter 52      24,601               -        0.058%               -
J R Chillingworth 47       3,250               -        0.008%               -
Lord Clifton      52      15,195               -        0.036%               -
L A C Dodd        52      39,952               -        0.094%               -
T E Eliot-Cohen   52      80,488               -        0.189%               -
J R Fox           52      13,416               -        0.032%               -
C M Gore Langton  52     196,468               -        0.462%               -
J G Henderson     52      40,774               -        0.096%               -
C R C Hexton      52      90,625               -        0.213%               -
R C Hughes-Penney 52       4,585               -        0.011%               -
B Kenny           52      82,444               -        0.194%               -
R E Loader        52      58,520               -        0.138%               -
C P Mason         14       1,053               -        0.002%               -
J I Moorley       52      20,264               -        0.048%               -
C R Stick         52       3,520               -        0.008%               -
J G Thomson       52       3,520               -        0.008%               -
J B Vernon        52       3,520               -        0.008%               -


Richard Loader
Company Secretary
11 May 2007




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