Director Shareholding

Rathbone Brothers PLC
12 November 2002

Rathbone Brothers Plc

Directors' Shareholdings

On 11 November 2002, Ordinary Shares of 5p were acquired by Hill Samuel ESOP
Trustees Limited who are the Trustees of The Rathbone Inland Revenue Approved
Share Incentive Plan. The registered holder is Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate
Nominee Limited. A/c AESOPI.


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


Director                        Purchase     Total holding following        Total % holding following
                                                   notification                    notification
                                                Beneficial Non beneficial     Beneficial  Non beneficial

M L Ingall                           276           154,125         25,000         0.391%          0.063%
R A Morris                           276           297,725         14,250         0.756%          0.036%
G M Powell                           276           298,647         10,000         0.758%          0.025%
A D Pomfret                          276            13,725              0         0.035%               -
R P Lanyon                           276           225,802              0         0.573%               -
M W F Leather                        276           144,818              0         0.368%               -
The Viscount Lifford                 276            85,795         22,023         0.218%          0.056%
A T Morris                           276             3,311              0         0.008%               -
R I Smeeton                          276           122,343          7,925         0.311%          0.020%
W Rathbone                           276            11,725          1,650         0.030%          0.004%
J G S Coode-Adams                    276             3,868              0         0.010%               -
P D G Chavasse                       276             1,469              0         0.004%               -



Shares were also purchased by Hill Samuel Offshore Trust Company Limited who are
the Trustees of The Rathbone International Share Incentive Plan. The registered
holder is Vidacos Nominees Limited.


The following director is the beneficial owner of the following shares (subject
to the terms and conditions of the Plan Trust Deed and Rules).



Director                        Purchase     Total holding following        Total % holding following
                                                   notification                    notification
                                                Beneficial Non beneficial     Beneficial  Non beneficial
M P Egerton-Vernon                   276            90,168              0         0.229%               -





Richard Loader

Company Secretary

12 November 2002


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